Osterseen
47°47′25″N 11°18′15″E / 47.7903°N 11.3042°E / 47.7903; 11.3042Basin countries Germany Max. length 5.2 km (3.2 mi) Max. width 1.0 km (0.62 mi) Surface area 223.55 ha (552.4 acres) Average depth 9.38 m (30.8 ft) Max. depth 29.7 m (97 ft) Water volume 20,975,100 m3 (740,730,000 cu ft) Surface elevation 588 m (1,929 ft) Sections/sub-basins Großer Ostersee, Waschsee, Schiffhüttensee, Sengsee, Wolfelsee, Fohnsee, Helgraben, Brückensee, Herrensee, Fischkaltersee, Bräuhaussee, Forchsee, Eishausse, Östlicher Breitenauer See, Westlicher Breitenauer See, Ameisensee, Stechsee, Lintensee, Gröbensee, Kleiner Gartensee, Großer Gartensee, Ursee, Lustsee Settlements Unterlauterbach, Staltach (Iffeldorf)
Osterseen is a group of lakes in Bavaria, Germany, about 50 km (31 miles) south-south-west of Munich. At an elevation of 588 m (1,929 feet), its surface area is 223.55 ha (552.4 acres).
Islands
sorted by water body:
Großer Ostersee
(islands starting from North to South)
- Holzau (6,1 hectares)
- Marieninsel (2,3 hectares, Length 440 m in north–south orientation, width up to 80 metres)[1]
- Steigerinsel (0,45 ha), formerly Putzen Eila
- Roseninsel (0,013 ha oder 130 m2, actually two very small islands)
- Schwaigerinsel (0,75 ha, 40 m distance from western bank)
Frechensee
- unnamed island, c. 20 m distance from northern bank (0,09 ha)
- unnamed island, c. 25 m from western bank (0,13 ha)
Map
See also
References
- ^ Historische Flurkarte (Bayerische Uraufnahme [de]) im BayernAtlas [de]
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Osterseen.
- Nixdorf, B.; et al. (2004), "Großer Ostersee", Dokumentation von Zustand und Entwicklung der wichtigsten Seen Deutschlands (in German), Berlin: Umweltbundesamt, p. 30
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