Königseggsee

Königseggsee
Geographical location	Hoßkirch , Ravensburg district , Baden-Württemberg , Germany
Tributaries	Sources at the bottom, two above-ground inlets
Drain	Seebach → Ostrach → Danube → Black Sea
	Data
Coordinates	47 ° 55 '54 " N , 9 ° 26' 53" E Coordinates: 47 ° 55 '54 " N , 9 ° 26' 53" E
Altitude above sea level	626.5 m above sea level NHN
surface	15.6 ha
volume	994,000 m³
Maximum depth	9.6 m
Middle deep	6.4 m
Catchment area	2.45 km²
particularities	Action program for the rehabilitation of Upper Swabian lakes ; FFH , LSG

The Königseggsee is a still water in the area of the Baden-Württemberg municipality Hoßkirch in the district of Ravensburg in Germany . The popular bathing lake is also called Hoßkircher See or Hokisee for short.

location

The approximately 16 hectares large Königseggsee , about one kilometer southeast of the Hoßkircher center at an altitude of 626.5 meters above sea level. NHN located, is one of the natural area of Upper Swabian hills . Today it is used for fishing and bathing purposes.

Hydrology

The Königseggsee was formed around 16,000 years ago towards the end of the last glacial period. Its catchment area extends to 245 hectares. The size of the water surface is 15.6 hectares , with an average depth of 6.4 meters and a maximum depth of 9.6 meters, the volume is around 994,000 cubic meters.

The inflow of the lake is through two ditches and springs at the bottom, the outflow over the Seebach and the Ostrach to the Danube and thus to the Black Sea .

ecology

Since 1989 Hoßkirch and are Königseggwald , Guggenhausen , Unterwaldhausen and Riedhausen (only catchment area) with the Königseggsee the action program for the rehabilitation of Upper Swabian lakes involved. An important goal of this program is to reduce nutrient inputs in streams, lakes and ponds and thereby improve and maintain the condition of the water bodies.

45 percent of the lake's catchment area is used for forest and 50 percent for agriculture - of which 71% grassland and 29% arable land.

Plant nutrients and other trophy displays in Königseggsee
year	1988	1995	1996	2005	2011
Total PO ₄ - phosphorus (µg / l)	19th	14th	15th	14th	13
Chlorophyll a (µg / l)	2.3	3.2	2.5	5.0	-
Chlorophyll a peak (µg / l)	6.4	7.1	4.1	19.0	-
total inorganic nitrogen a (mg / l)	1.02	1.06	1.00	0.95	0.85
Viewing depth (m)	-	3.4	3.1	2.2	2.5

Web links

Commons : Königseggsee - collection of images, videos and audio files

Action program for the rehabilitation of Upper Swabian lakes