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Oeschinen Lake is a lake in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, 4 km east of Kandersteg in the Oeschinen valley. at an elevation of 1578 m. 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. 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.