Lake Stechlin
| Großer Stechlinsee | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Landkreis Oberhavel, Brandenburg |
| Coordinates | 53°9′5.59″N 13°1′34.22″E / 53.1515528°N 13.0261722°ECoordinates: 53°9′5.59″N 13°1′34.22″E / 53.1515528°N 13.0261722°E |
| Primary outflows | Polzowkanal |
| Basin countries | Germany |
| Surface area | 4.52 km² |
| Max. depth | 69.5 m |
| Surface elevation | 60.0 m |
Großer Stechlinsee or Lake Stechlin is a lake in Landkreis Oberhavel, Brandenburg, Germany. At an elevation of 60 m, its surface area is 4.52 km². The Stechlin cisco, a dwarfed fish, is found only in this lake. Theodor Fontane's last novel, Der Stechlin, was set in its vicinity.
Stechlinsee has a maximum depth of 69.5 metres, making it one of the deepest lakes in the State of Brandenburg. It is also one of the clearest with a visual depth of up to 11 metres (average 6 metres). The water is of drinking quality. It is home to the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries.[1]
The Stechlin district is still one of the most important oligotrophic landscapes of Central Europe and a LIFE project was undertaken for the restoration of clear water lakes, mires and swamp forests of the Lake Stechlin.[2]
On 22.3.2012 The Global Nature Fund announced Lake Stechlin as the "Living Lake of the Year 2012". [3]
References
- Nixdorf, B. et al. (2004), "Großer Stechlinsee", Dokumentation von Zustand und Entwicklung der wichtigsten Seen Deutschlands (in German), Berlin: Umweltbundesamt, p. 31