Lake Pressegg

Lake Pressegg

Location	Carinthia
Coordinates	46°37′34″N 13°26′29″E / 46.62611°N 13.44139°E / 46.62611; 13.44139Coordinates: 46°37′34″N 13°26′29″E / 46.62611°N 13.44139°E / 46.62611; 13.44139
Type	glacial lake
Primary inflows	Vellacher Bach
Primary outflows	Pressegger–Seebach to Gail river
Catchment area	28.74 km² (11.10 sq mi)
Basin countries	Austria

Surface area	0.55 km² (0.21 sq mi)
Average depth	3.4 m (11 ft)
Max. depth	13.7 m (45 ft)
Water volume	1,878,027 m³ (1,522.541 acre·ft)
Residence time	0.05 years
Surface elevation	560 m (1,840 ft)

Settlements	Hermagor

Lake Pressegg^[1] (German: Pressegger See, Slovene: Preseško jezero) is a lake in Carinthia, Austria. It is located in a glacial valley within the Gailtal Alps, a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps, east of Hermagor. With an average depth of 3.4 m (11 ft), the water body of the semi-circular lake is relatively flat. It is characterized by extended reed beds, while there are also bathing beaches on the northern and southern shore busy in summer.

References

↑ Gunn, Clare A. 1988. Tourism Planning. New York: Taylor & Francis, p. 48

Lakes of Carinthia

Main lakes	Faaker See Keutschacher See Klopeiner See Millstätter See Ossiacher See Weissensee Wörthersee

Secondary lakes	Afritzer See Aichwaldsee Baßgeigensee Brennsee Dietrichsteiner See Dösener See Egelsee Falkertsee Farchtensee Ferlacher Badesee Flatschacher See Flattnitzer See Forstsee Goggausee Gösselsdorfer See Hafnersee Haidensee Hörzendorfer See Jeserzer See Kleinsee Kraiger See Längsee Magdalensee Maltschacher See Moosburger Mitterteich Penkensee Pressegger See Rauschelesee Silbersee Sonnegger See Stappitzer See Turnersee Turracher See Urbansee Vassacher See Zmulner See

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