What is Lake Zug?
Q: What is Lake Zug?
A: Lake Zug is one of the lesser known Swiss lakes, located on the outskirts of the Alps and north of Lake Lucerne.
Q: What feeds Lake Zug?
A: The lake is fed by the Aa, which descends from the Rigi and enters the south end of the lake, and the Lorze, which feeds the lake at the northern shore.
Q: Which cantons does Lake Zug belong to?
A: For the most part, the lake is in the Canton of Zug, but the southern end is up to 10 km in the canton of Schwyz, while the Canton of Lucerne stretches over a 2 km area by the Immensee.
Q: What is the geography of Lake Zug like?
A: At its northern end, the shores are nearly level, while on the west shore, the wooded promontory of Buonas projects picturesquely into the waters.
Q: What is the principal town on Lake Zug?
A: The principal place on the lake is the town of Zug.
Q: What methods of transportation are available near Lake Zug?
A: Three railways follow the shore of the lake, one from Zürich via Zug and Arth-Goldau to the St Gotthard, one from Lucerne via Arth-Goldau to the St Gotthard, and one from Zürich via Zug to Lucerne.
Q: Why is Lake Zug famous?
A: Lake Zug is famous for an endemic kind of trout called Rolheli. Many fish, including pike and carp of considerable weights, are also taken from the lake. However, because of farming runoff, it is not one of Switzerland's cleanest lakes.
