Spitzingsee

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Spitzingsee
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Spitzingsee
Location Schliersee Mountains, Bavaria
Coordinates 47°39′58″N11°53′12″E / 47.66611°N 11.88667°E / 47.66611; 11.88667
Primary inflows Lochgraben, Firstgraben
Primary outflows Rote Valepp
Basin  countriesGermany
Max. length950 m (3,120 ft)
Max. width300 m (980 ft)
Surface area28.3 ha (70 acres)
Average depth7.24 m (23.8 ft)
Max. depth16.30 m (53.5 ft)
Water volume2,049,000 m3 (72,400,000 cu ft)
Shore length12.9 km (1.8 mi)
Surface elevation1,084 m (3,556 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Spitzingsee is a lake in Bavaria, Germany. At an elevation of 1084 m, its surface area is 28.3 hectares (70 acres).

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Geography

The Spitzingsee is located about five kilometers south of the Schliersee and a few hundred meters south of the Spitzingsattels at an altitude of 1084 m in the Schliersee Mountains in the Bavarian Alps. With a surface area of 28.3 ha (0.283 km2), it is one of the largest mountain lakes in Bavaria. The lake's maximum depth is 16.3 m (53 ft) in the south basin, while the north basin's depth is up to 10.4 m (34 ft). The Spitzingsee has a comparatively large water catchment area of 7.51 km2 (2.90 sq mi).

The lake is owned by the Free State of Bavaria; the Bavarian Administration of State-Owned Palaces, Gardens and Lakes is responsible for its administration. [1] .

Footnotes

  1. Der Spitzingsee auf der Website der Bay. Schlösserverwaltung

See also

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