Kalksee (Ruppiner Switzerland)

Kalksee
Geographical location	Ostprignitz-Ruppin district
Tributaries	Springs in the lake
Drain	Binenbach (Schafdammgraben)
Places on the shore	Binenwalde
Location close to the shore	Rheinsberg
	Data
Coordinates	53 ° 3 '1 " N , 12 ° 47' 41" E Coordinates: 53 ° 3 '1 " N , 12 ° 47' 41" E
Altitude above sea level	53.6 m above sea level NHN
surface	55 ha
length	1400 m
width	700 m
volume	4,194,375 m³
Maximum depth	22 m
Catchment area	35.93 km²

The Kalksee is an inland body of water in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district in the northwest of Brandenburg . The Kalksee is 1.4 km long with a width of about 700 m, its surface is 55 ha (0.55 km²). The lake has no tributaries, in the southeast it is drained by the Binenbach to the Tornowsee .

The lake is part of the nature reserve Ruppiner Schweiz and the Ruppiner Seenrinne , which is formed from the Kalksee, Tornowsee , Zermützelsee , Tetzensee , Molchowsee and Rhin . The chain of lakes extends about 40 kilometers south to the upper part of the Rhinluches .

There are two bathing spots by the lake, one on the peninsula in the north (nudist) and one in the south near the drain. A hiking trail leads around the lake.