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Lake Pressegg

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Lake Pressegg
Location of the lake in Austria.
Location of the lake in Austria.
Lake Pressegg
Location within Austria
LocationCarinthia
Coordinates46°37′34″N 13°26′29″E / 46.62611°N 13.44139°E / 46.62611; 13.44139
Typeglacial lake
Vellacher Bach
Pressegger–Seebach to Gail river
28.74 km2 (11.10 sq mi)
Basin countriesAustria
Surface area
0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Average depth
3.4 m (11 ft)
Max. depth13.7 m (45 ft)
Water volume
1,878,027 m3 (1,522.541 acre⋅ft)
Residence time0.05 years
Surface elevation
560 m (1,840 ft)
SettlementsHermagor

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.

In addition to underground springs, the lake is fed with water from the western side by a tributary. There is an outflow on the eastern shore.

References

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