Arendsee (lake)

Arendsee
Location	Saxony-Anhalt
Coordinates	52°53′21″N 11°28′27″E / 52.88917°N 11.47417°E / 52.88917; 11.47417Coordinates: 52°53′21″N 11°28′27″E / 52.88917°N 11.47417°E / 52.88917; 11.47417
Basin countries	Germany
Surface area	5.14 km²
Average depth	29 m
Max. depth	50 m
Residence time	100 years
Surface elevation	23.3 m
Settlements	Arendsee, Schrampe

The Lake Arend is a natural lake in the Altmark region, northern Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is 23.3 m above sea level, and its area is 5.14 km², its depth nearly 50 m. It is the largest and deepest natural lake in Saxony-Anhalt.

The like lies on top of a salt dome and developed by repeated caving-in events that continued into historical time; at the end of the 19th century it was believed to have been created by an earthquake in 815.^[1] Hydrologically, the lake is more or less isolated with only a small artificial outflow connecting with the Elbe river via the river Jeetzel. The water body (0.147 bill. m³) only changes every 100 years. The town Arendsee and the municipality Schrampe are situated on its shores.

References

External links

• Media related to Arendsee at Wikimedia Commons
• Nixdorf, B. et al. (2004), "Arendsee", Dokumentation von Zustand und Entwicklung der wichtigsten Seen Deutschlands (in German), Berlin: Umweltbundesamt, p. 4  CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link)