Farchtensee

Farchtensee
Geographical location	Gailtal Alps
Tributaries	Groundwater, small channels
Drain	Over smaller bodies of water into the Drava
Places on the shore	Uninhabited
Location close to the shore	Paternion
Data
Coordinates	46 ° 40 ′ 59 ″  N , 13 ° 28 ′ 0 ″  E Coordinates: 46 ° 40 ′ 59 ″  N , 13 ° 28 ′ 0 ″  E
Altitude above sea level	985  m above sea level A.
surface	11.716 8  ha
volume	0.54 million m³
Maximum depth	8.3 m
Middle deep	4.6 m
Catchment area	8.64 km²

The Farchtensee is a lake in the Gailtal Alps, near the Weißensee . The lake is largely undeveloped in a nature reserve with an area of ​​190 ha (LGBl. No. 85/1970). Its catchment area is approximately 8.64 km².

The following have been proven in fish species:

• Pike ( Esox lucius ),
• Aitel ( Leuciscus cephalus ),
• Carp ( Cyprinus carpio ),
• Roach ( Rutilus rutilus ),
• Rudd ( Scardinius erythrophthalmus ),
• Tench ( Tinca tinca ) and
• Perch ( Perca fluviatilis ).

The lake is home to Carinthia's highest occurrence of noble crayfish ( Astacus astacus ).

See also

• Carinthian lakes

Web links

• http://carinthia.cwsurf.de/kaerntenblicke/Kreuzen/kreuzen.htm - landscape shots , lake and surroundings
• Farchtensee (Carinthian Institute for Lake Research)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} http://www.kis.ktn.gv.at/167223_DE-