Bettenauer Weiher (or Bettenauerweier, coll. "Betti") is a reservoir between Jonschwil and Oberuzwil in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The reservoir formed in the 15th century when a dam was built for a fish pond. Today, fishing in the lake is only allowed for retired persons of the local industrial enterprise Bühler AG, to which it belongs.
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| Location | Oberuzwil, Canton of St. Gallen |
| Coordinates | 47°25′48″N 9°06′12″E / 47.43000°N 9.10333°E |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Mülelibach |
| Basin countries | Switzerland |
| Max. length | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Max. width | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Surface area | 0.01 km2 (0.0039 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Surface elevation | 587 m (1,926 ft) |
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The lake is an amphibian spawning area of national importance in Switzerland.
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