Oeschinen Lake (German:
Oeschinensee) is a
lake in the
Bernese Oberland,
Switzerland, east of
Kandersteg in the Oeschinen valley. At an elevation of , it has a surface area of . Its maximum depth is .
The lake is fed through a series of mountain creeks and drains underground. The water then re-surfaces as the
Oeschibach. Part of it is captured for electricity production and as water supply for Kandersteg.
In observations from 1931 to 1965, the elevation of the lake surface varied between and . The average seasonal variation was (September/April).
The lake is generally frozen during five months, from December to May.
Fish in the lake include
arctic char (
Seesaibling),
lake trout (
Kanadische Seeforelle),
rainbow trout (
Regenbogenforelle). From January to March,
ice fishing is popular.
A
chair lift from Kandersteg leads to Oeschinen, 20 minutes by foot from the lake.
Since 2007 the lake is part of the
Jungfrau-
Aletsch-
Bietschhorn UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Oeschinensee