Seeon Lakes (German: Seeoner Seen) is a small group of kettle lakes in Bavaria, Germany.[1] It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Lake Chiemsee in the district of Traunstein. The lakes are protected as the nature reserve (German: Naturschutzgebiet) Seeoner Seen.[2] On the main lake Seeoner See is a field station for limnological research from the University of Munich, Faculty of Biology.[3][4]
| Seeon Lakes | |
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 Aerial image of the Seeon Lakes showing the Bansee in the lower left part of the image, the Klostersee to the right of the center of the image, the Seeleitensee, Mittersee, and Jägersee (from left to right) to the left of the center of the image, and the Brunnensee and Griessee (from left to right) above the center of the image | |
  Seeon Lakes | |
| Location | Bavaria, Germany |
| Coordinates | 47°58′30″N 12°27′00″E / 47.97500°N 12.45000°E |
| Lake type | Glacial lake |
| Primary outflows | Alz |
| Settlements | Seeon-Seebruck, Obing |
Lakes
edit- Klostersee (Seeoner See) 47 ha (120 acres)[5]
- Griessee 9.21 ha (22.8 acres)
- Brunnensee 5.88 ha (14.5 acres) (deapest lake 18.6 m (61 ft))
- Seeleitensee 8.28 ha (20.5 acres)
- Mittersee (Esterpointersee) 0.78 ha (1.9 acres)
- Jägersee 2.21 ha (5.5 acres)
- Bansee 3.30 ha (8.2 acres)
References
edit- ^ "eiszeitseen.de" (PDF).
- ^ "Naturschutzgebiet seit 1985 (Landkreis Traunstein)" (in German). Landkreise Rosenheim und Traunstein. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
- ^ "Limnological field station Seeon". aquatic-ecology.bio.lmu.de. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
- ^ "Impacts and dynamics of nitrogen supply in lake ecosystems". aquatic-ecology.bio.lmu.de. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
- ^ "Office for Water management, Seeoner See". Wwa-ts.bayern.de. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Seeoner Seen.
- (in German) Office for Water management, District Traunstein