Mikołajskie Lake

Mikołajskie Lake
Jezioro Mikołajskie (Polish)
View of the lake and the Mikołajki harbor
Mikołajskie Lake
Location	Masurian Lake District, Masuria, Poland
Coordinates	53.777°N 21.591°E / 53.777; 21.591
Max. length	5.8 km (3.6 mi)
Max. width	1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Surface area	497.9 ha (1,230 acres)
Average depth	11.2 m (37 ft)
Max. depth	25.9 m (85 ft)
Water volume	55.7×10^6 m^3 (1.97×10^9 cu ft)
Shore length^1	15.1 km (9.4 mi)
Surface elevation	116.1 m (381 ft)
Frozen	For period 1977–1992 usually between 4 January and 16 March with maximum ice thickness 32 cm (13 in)
References	[1]
^1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Mikołajskie Lake (Polish: Jezioro Mikołajskie; German: Nikolaiker See) is glacial lake in Masurian Lake District in Poland.

Mikołajskie Lake covers about 5 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi) and is 5.8 kilometres (3.6 mi) long and 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) wide with a maximum depth of 25.9 meters.[1]

In the north, Mikołajskie Lake is connected with the Tałty Lake under the road bridge in Mikołajki. To one of the pillars of the bridge, on a spring, is chained the King of Vendaces (Fish King, in Polish: Król Sielaw, Rybi Król, legendary king of Masuria). In the south-east, Mikołajskie Lake is connected with the Śniardwy Lake by the Przeczka strait within Dybowski Róg and Popielski Róg. In the south-west, Mikołajskie Lake is connected with the Bełdany Lake. On the west bank extends the Pisz Forest.

On the shore of the lake are the towns: Mikołajki, Dybowo, Kulinowo, Wierzba.

Notable wildlife:

• Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
• Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
• Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
• Black-throated loon (Gavia arctica)
• Little gull (Larus minutus)

References

1. Ptak et al. 2024, Table S1.

Sources

• Ptak, M; Amnuaylojaroen, T; Huang, W; Wang, L; Sojka, M (2024). "Role of Lake Morphometric and Environmental Drivers of Ice Cover Formation and Occurrence on Temperate Lakes: A Case Study from the Eastern Baltic Lakeland, Poland". Resources. 13 (10): 146. doi:10.3390/resources13100146.