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With a surface of 218.3 Km² , it is the largest lake entirely in Switzerland, as the larger Lake Geneva is shared with France and Lake Constance with Germany and Austria . Lake Neuchâtel lies approximately at co-ordinates . It is 38.3 Km long and no more than 8.2 Km large. Its surface is 429 m above sea-level, with a maximum depth of 152 M . The total water volume is 14.0 Km³ and drainage area approximatively of 2.670 Km² . The lake receives the Orbe River (called '' Thièle '' when it flows into the lake), the Arnon , the Areuse (which traverses the Val De Travers ), Seyon (flowing through the Val De Ruz ), the ''canal de la Sauge'' (which drains Lake Murten and receives the Broye River ), and the Mentue (at Yvonand ). The ''canal of Thielle'' (or ''Zihl'' in German) drains the lake into Lake Biel/Bienne and is part of regulation system for the lakes and the rivers of the Seeland region. LIST OF CITY AND PLACES ON THE LAKE Northwestern shore From Yverdon to Marin (Southwest to Northeast):
Southeastern shore From Yverdon.
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