Brückelsee

Brückelsee
	Brückelsee
Geographical location	Bavaria , Upper Palatinate Germany
	Data
Coordinates	49 ° 20 '21 " N , 12 ° 13' 25" E Coordinates: 49 ° 20 '21 " N , 12 ° 13' 25" E
surface	1.45 km²
Maximum depth	45 m

The Brückelsee is a recreational body of water in the Upper Palatinate Lake District . With an area of 145 hectares, it is the largest lake in the region after Lake Steinberger . The maximum depth is 45 meters. It is mainly used for sailing. It is separated from Lake Murner by a dam.

history

Before it was recultivated into a busy recreational body of water, the Brückelsee, together with the Murner See, was a mining site for lignite . As is customary in the entire mining area, today's Upper Palatinate Lake District, this was extracted by opencast mining . The separation of the two lakes to Brückel- and Murner See was carried out afterwards by filling a dam with waste material. The flooding of the former lignite mines (in the entire Upper Palatinate lake area) was carried out by the rising groundwater, after the dewatering was gradually stopped, and lasted around two decades.

Although the Brückelsee as a groundwater lake has no direct inflows, the water quality is very good. So far there is hardly any plant growth ( algae , reeds or similar) and only a small fish population, as the pH value of the water is in the acidic range (5.2) due to leaching . In recent years there has been an increase in the number of plants, fish and birds.

Diving

With a depth of up to 45 meters, the Brückelsee offers diving beginners and technical divers interesting dives. Many underwater trees, many plants bloom , but also boulders form the underwater landscape. The visibility under water varies between 0.2 m and 8 m.