Dondorfer See

Hennef, Dondorfer See, aerial photo (2016)

The eastern part of the Dondorfer See

The islands in the Dondorfer See

Shallow water zone in the Dondorfer See

The Dondorfer See is located in the Siegtal near the city of Hennef and the city ​​of Blankenberg . It was created as a result of excavation work in the area of ​​a Sieg valley arm and is now a designated nature reserve. Its area is 20 hectares .

In the summer of 2008, a 24 m ² plastic raft was attached to the lake by the Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation . With its gravel layer, it should provide an artificial breeding ground for seagulls and common terns . Of the latter, there are only eight colonies with 130 breeding sites in North Rhine-Westphalia , as they only breed on gravel islands, which are rare here.

See also

• List of lakes in North Rhine-Westphalia

Web links

• Nature reserve “Dondorfer See” (SU-023) in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia
• Nature reserve Dondorfer See (PDF file; 2.14 MB)

Individual proof

1. ↑ Swimming nursery for terns. In: Kölnische Rundschau. August 12, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2017 . 

Coordinates: 50 ° 46 ′ 11 ″  N , 7 ° 19 ′ 23 ″  E