Glower See
| Glower See | ||
|---|---|---|
| Geographical location | Oder-Spree district , Brandenburg | |
| Tributaries | Schwielochsee (over the neck ) | |
| Drain | Leißnitzsee | |
| Places on the shore | Glowe | |
| Location close to the shore | Beeskow , Friedland | |
| Data | ||
| Coordinates | 52 ° 5 '49 " N , 14 ° 11' 42" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 40 m above sea level NHN | |
| surface | 1.22 / 1.3 km² | |
| Maximum depth | 3 / 3.6 m | |
| PH value | 7.9 | |
| Catchment area | 5500 km² | |
The Glower See belongs to the municipality of Friedland in the Oder-Spree district in Brandenburg.
geography
The lake is located southeast of Berlin on the northeastern edge of the Spreewald in Niederlausitz . It belongs to a group of several interconnected lakes on the eastern edge of the Beeskower Platte . In the northwest the Glower See is connected with the Leißnitzsee , in the southwest over the so-called Hals with the Schwielochsee . All lakes are traversed by the Spree from the south to the north , so that the Glower See can also be crossed as an official waterway. The catchment area is 5,500 km².
With a size of approx. 130 hectares, it is one of the larger lakes in Brandenburg.
History and current use
The Glower See is part of a system of gullies located between the Berlin and Baruther glacial valleys , which was created in the Vistula Ice Age during the great ice advance ( Brandenburg Stadium ) around 20,000 years ago.
Today the lake is mainly used for tourism. It is a popular bathing lake and is part of the Schwielochsee holiday and recreational area. The Glower See offers boat moorings and a campsite on the east bank.
It is also managed in a fishing manner. Eels, pikeperch, pike, catfish, carp, roach, lead and ruff are mainly fished.
Water quality
The water quality is strongly influenced by its high water exchange. Water ecological studies by the State Office for the Environment, Health and Consumer Protection showed high nutrient contents in the lake, which were mainly caused by the agricultural use of the catchment area for decades. As a result, the visibility depth in summer was very small at one meter and the exposure to cyanobacteria (formerly blue algae ) was very high.
In the meantime, measures have been taken to improve the water quality. However, major effects will probably only become noticeable in the coming years.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Online tool automatic height profile calculation Version 2.0 (beta)
- ↑ a b c Documentation of the condition and development of the most important lakes in Germany. Part 5. (PDF) in the environmental research plan of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, accessed on May 27, 2014.
- ↑ a b c d e f Bathing water profile according to Article 6 of Directive 2006/7 / EC and Section 6 of the Ordinance on the Quality and Management of Bathing Water of February 6, 2008 (BbgBadV) (PDF), accessed on May 27, 2014.