Dürrensee

Dürrensee / Lago di Landro
Dürrensee to the south with Monte Cristallo
Geographical location	in the Höhlensteintal in the Dolomites ( South Tyrol )
Tributaries	Rienz , Popenabach
Drain	Rienz
Location close to the shore	Toblach , Schluderbach
Data
Coordinates	46 ° 37 '48 "  N , 12 ° 13' 55"  E Coordinates: 46 ° 37 '48 "  N , 12 ° 13' 55"  E
Altitude above sea level	1406  m slm
length	700 m
width	300 m
Maximum depth	3.5 m

The Dürrensee ( Italian Lago di Landro ) is a lake in the Dolomites in South Tyrol , Italy . It is located near the upper end of the Höhlenstein valley at an altitude of 1406  m . It can be reached from the south from Cortina d'Ampezzo via the Gemärk and from the north from Toblach in the Pustertal via the road through the Höhlensteintal. The Cristallo group , which belongs to the Ampezzo Dolomites , has its south side in the background.

The tributaries are the Rienz, coming from the Drei Zinnen area , and the Popenabach, which drains the north side of the Cristallo group. The Rienza drains through the Höhlensteintal, which separates the Braies (in the west) from the Sexten Dolomites (in the east). Since the tributaries from the nearby high mountains have very different water flow over the year, the level of the lake and, due to its shallow depth of a maximum of 3.5 m and its shallow depth profile, its extent also fluctuates. If there is little inflow in summer, it can be easily warmed up and, in extreme cases, cut off from its drainage. It is therefore warmer than comparable lakes at a similar altitude, which is why it is also used for swimming. At the maximum water level, it has a length parallel to the road of about 700 meters and a width of 300 meters. A small part of the lake in the west is separated by the road embankment.

The lake is part of the Drei Zinnen nature park , to which the Fanes-Senes-Braies nature park is directly connected on its west bank . It is a protected natural monument .

There is a climbing garden on its east side and a small restaurant on the west side.

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  View across the lake to the north into the Höhlenstein valley

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  View over the lake to the south into the Ampezzo Dolomites

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  The Dürrensee at low tide

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  View of the Dürrensee with the Cristallo group
  Monogrammist AC, 19th century.

Web links

Commons : Dürrensee  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• The Dürrensee in the Pustertal , accessed on July 15, 2017
• Data sheet of the natural monument at the South Tyrolean provincial administration

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dürrensee climbing garden , accessed on July 15, 2017
2. ↑ Ristorante Lago di Landro , accessed on July 15, 2017