Zwenkauer See
E736919
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.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Markkleeberger See