Birkensee (Hanau)

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Birch Lake
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Geographical location City of Hanau , Main-Kinzig-Kreis , Hesse
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Coordinates 50 ° 9 '14 "  N , 8 ° 56' 49"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 9 '14 "  N , 8 ° 56' 49"  E
Birkensee (Hanau) (Hesse)
Birkensee (Hanau)
surface 11 ha
Maximum depth 5.3 m
Middle deep 3.76 m
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The Birkensee is an 11 hectare quarry pond northeast of the city of Hanau in Hesse.

history

The Birkensee was created in 1985 as a gravel pit in the course of the construction of the Federal Highway 66 . After the construction work was finished, the gravel pit was backfilled and turned into a quarry pond, which today is fed by the Kinzig's groundwater .

The lake is owned by a fish farm that farms fish here and in the neighboring waters. The lake is also used for fishing, diving, surfing and boating. For a long time there was also a bathing establishment on the south bank with a sandy beach about 40 meters long, but due to the shallow depth of the lake, blue-green algae bloom was a particular problem, so that the Birkensee had to be officially closed as bathing water in 2012.

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