Simssee

Simssee is a lake in the Alpine foothills, Bavaria, Germany. At an elevation of 470.1 m, its surface area is 6.5 km² making it the largest lake in the Rosenheim district. The maximum depth of the lake is 22.5 m. It drains into the river Sims. The retention period of the Simssee is about one and a half years and its catchment area covers 59.51 km².

Simssee
Simssee
LocationAlpine foothills, Bavaria
Coordinates47°52′22″N 12°14′22″E
Primary inflowsThalkirchner Achen, Antworter Achen, Weidmoos-Graben
Primary outflowsSims
Basin countriesGermany
Surface area6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Average depth13.41 m (44.0 ft)
Max. depth22 m (72 ft)
Water volume8,700,000 m3 (310,000,000 cu ft)
Shore length114 km (8.7 mi)
Surface elevation470.1 m (1,542 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

It is the last remnant of Lake Rosenheim, which stretched over the area at the end of the Würm glaciation.

See also

  • List of lakes in Bavaria
  • Nixdorf, B.; et al. (2004), "Pilsensee", Dokumentation von Zustand und Entwicklung der wichtigsten Seen Deutschlands (in German), Berlin: Umweltbundesamt, p. 67
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.