Zwenkauer See

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Zwenkauer See is a large artificial lake in Saxony, Germany, created by flooding a former open-cast lignite mine and now used as a recreational and nature area near the town of Zwenkau.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Markkleeberger See 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial lake
flooded open-cast mine
averageDepth approximately 22 metres
basinCountry Germany
country Germany NERFINISHED
elevation approximately 113 metres above sea level
floodingCompletion around 2014
floodingStart early 2000s
formerUse lignite mining
hasActivity birdwatching
cycling
kitesurfing
sailing
swimming
windsurfing
hasFacility bathing beaches
cycling paths
hiking trails
marina
viewpoints
hasProtectedArea nature reserve zones on the lakeshore
inflow Weiße Elster NERFINISHED
rainwater
languageOfName German
locatedIn Leipzig district NERFINISHED
Lusatian–Leipzig lignite mining region NERFINISHED
Saxony NERFINISHED
Weiße Elster river basin NERFINISHED
locatedNear Zwenkau NERFINISHED
locatedSouthOf Leipzig NERFINISHED
managedBy local and regional authorities of Saxony
maximumDepth approximately 48 metres
mineName Tagebau Zwenkau NERFINISHED
namedAfter Zwenkau NERFINISHED
nearbySettlement Leipzig NERFINISHED
Zwenkau NERFINISHED
openedForRecreation around 2015
origin former open-cast lignite mine
outflow Weiße Elster NERFINISHED
partOf Central German Lake District NERFINISHED
post-mining landscape of Saxony
reclamationMethod controlled flooding
surfaceArea approximately 9.7 square kilometres
approximately 970 hectares
use nature conservation
recreational area
tourism
water sports
volume approximately 0.17 cubic kilometres
waterBodyType lake

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Markkleeberg hasLake Zwenkauer See
this entity surface form: Markkleeberger See
Zwenkau hasNearbyFeature Zwenkauer See