Lake Stechlin

Lake Stechlin Großer Stechlinsee
Lake Stechlin Großer Stechlinsee
Location	Landkreis Oberhavel, Brandenburg
Coordinates	53°9′5.59″N 13°1′34.22″E
Primary outflows	Polzowkanal
Basin countries	Germany
Surface area	4.52 km^2 (1.75 sq mi)
Max. depth	69.5 m (228 ft)
Surface elevation	60.0 m (196.9 ft)

Lake Stechlin or Großer Stechlinsee is a lake in Landkreis Oberhavel, Brandenburg, Germany. At an elevation of 60 m, its surface area is 4.52 km^2. 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 the deepest lake 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 March 2012 The Global Nature Fund announced Lake Stechlin as the "Living Lake of the Year 2012".[3]

References

1. "Home". igb-berlin.de.
2. "LIFE 3.0 - LIFE Project Public Page".
3. "Stechlinsee wird Lebendiger See des Jahres 2012". www.globalnature.org. Archived from the original on 2012-05-13.

External links

• Nixdorf, B.; et al. (2004), "Großer Stechlinsee", Dokumentation von Zustand und Entwicklung der wichtigsten Seen Deutschlands (in German), Berlin: Umweltbundesamt, p. 31
• International Lake Environment Committee: Lake Stechlin