Gleinkersee
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| Gleinkersee in summer 2004 with a view of the Sengsengebirge | ||
| Geographical location | Upper Austria , Austria | |
| Tributaries | Probably a karst spring | |
| Drain | Seebach | |
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| Coordinates | 47 ° 41 ′ 16 ″ N , 14 ° 17 ′ 37 ″ E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 804 m above sea level A. | |
| surface | 13 ha | |
| length | 600 m | |
| width | 400 m | |
| volume | 10,500,000 m³ | |
| Maximum depth | 125 m | |
| Middle deep | 44 m | |
The Gleinkersee is a 13 hectare (600 m long and 400 m wide) and up to 24.5 m deep lake (at one point funnel-shaped but up to 125 m deep) in Upper Austria on the northern edge of the Dead Mountains in the municipality of Spital am Pyhrn , the Probably fed by underground springs from the Karst , because only very small tributaries are visible in the rear part of the lake. It is located at an altitude of 806 m, directly below the 1574 m high Seespitz . The outflow is through the Seebach - Teichl - Steyr - Enns - Danube . The weak flow and sheltered location enable rapid warming of the upper water layers and high water temperatures. This not only favors bathing, but also the occasional occurrence of algal blooms.
The name comes from the Gleink Abbey near Steyr , which came into possession of this lake in 1125 .
The lake is owned by the Austrian Federal Forests , some of the banks are privately owned.
History of origin
About 20,000 years ago a presumably small glacier stretched from the Warscheneck over the Seegraben to the northeastern bank of the lake, where the Gasthof Seebauer is located today. Below the steep rock walls, which are made up of solid Dachstein limestone , there are soft marls (flysch rocks) that were easily carved out by the ice. This is how the end moraine was formed , which is visible today when you cut into the parking lot. After the ice melted, this basin filled with water. Most of Austria's mountain lakes were created in a similar way.
nature
The sea floor is evenly 20 to 25 meters below the surface. An exception is a small area in the western part, which drops steeply to over 120 m deep. This collapse occurred after the end of the Ice Age , otherwise it would have to be filled with rubble. It is believed that the breakthrough to an existing cave shaft was made here. This shaft probably does not have a large inflow or outflow, as otherwise the drainage via the Seebach would be stronger or not available.
It cannot be ruled out that further breakthroughs will occur in the Dachstein limestone rock and the water conditions will change.
Fabulous
A legend from the time of the French Wars relates to the above-mentioned deepening. The monks of the Spital Abbey tried to bring their treasures to safety and sunk them well wrapped in the lake. After the end of the war they tried to recover the treasure, but the lake bed had sunk at this point and no one could reach it.
fauna
The fish found include carp , pikeperch , perch, char, rudd, trout and pike . The pearl mussel also occurs. The cancer population ( Astacus astacus ) was destroyed by an imported cancer plague in 2006. Two years later a replacement was carried out.
literature
- Gerald Radinger: Hiking experience in the Kalkalpen National Park. The most beautiful tours between Enns and Steyr. Kral Verlag, 2012, ISBN 978-3-99024-066-3