Zwenkauer See

Artificial lake in Saxony
51°14′22″N 12°18′19″E / 51.23944°N 12.30528°E / 51.23944; 12.30528Typeartificial lakeBasin countriesGermanySurface area9.7 km2 (3.7 sq mi)Max. depth48.5 m (159 ft)Water volume0.172 km3 (0.041 cu mi)Shore length122 km (14 mi)Surface elevation113.5 m (372 ft)1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The Zwenkauer See (German: Lake Zwenkau) is the largest lake in the Neuseenland situated 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Leipzig. It is on the site of a former lignite open cast mine.

External links

  • Media related to Zwenkauer See at Wikimedia Commons
  • Lake facts overview (German)