Lake Pressegg

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.

Lake Pressegg
Lake Pressegg
LocationCarinthia
Coordinates46°37′34″N 13°26′29″E
Typeglacial lake
Primary inflowsVellacher Bach
Primary outflowsPressegger–Seebach to Gail river
Catchment area28.74 km2 (11.10 sq mi)
Basin countriesAustria
Surface area0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Average depth3.4 m (11 ft)
Max. depth13.7 m (45 ft)
Water volume1,878,027 m3 (1,522.541 acre⋅ft)
Residence time0.05 years
Surface elevation560 m (1,840 ft)
SettlementsHermagor

References

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


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