Leech lakes
| Egelseen ( Großegelsee, Mitteregelsee, Unteregelsee ) | ||
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| The 3 Egelseen, Mattsee | ||
| Geographical location | Salzburger Land , Austria | |
| Drain | Tiefsteinbach → Eisbach / Altbach → Wallersee ( Salzach river system ) | |
| Location close to the shore | Mattsee | |
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| Coordinates | 47 ° 57 '34 " N , 13 ° 7' 32" E | |
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particularities |
Moor lakes , sources of the Tiefsteinbach |
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The Egelseen are three closely connected small lakes in the Salzburg Flachgau region . They are located in the municipality of Mattsee , about 20 km north of the city of Salzburg in the Salzburg Lake District ; its eastern bank forms the border with the community of Schleedorf .
The Egelseen are exactly called Großegelsee , Mitteregelsee and Unteregelsee from north to south , a nameless small body of water can be found north of it. Their surroundings consist for the most part of moor areas , which form the headwaters of the Tiefsteinbach . All around them are the hamlets of Paltingmoos, Edt, Mölkham, Leitgermoss and Schalkham, which belong to the communities Mattsee and Schleedorf. The Tiefsteinbach drains the Egelseen - after the Tiefsteinklamm between Eßling and Helming (Schleedorf municipality) - via Eisbach / Altbach bei Weng ( Köstendorf municipality ) to Wallersee . They are separated from the closer Mattsee by a watershed.
Originally there was only one Egelsee, but due to the need for usable agricultural land , the neighbors decided at the beginning of the 20th century to drain the lake, so that these three small bodies of water were left over.
photos
View over the Großer Egelsee to the Hohen Göll southwards
The frozen over Kleine Egelsee
