Boiler sump
| Boiler sump | ||
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| Boiler sump in Lüderholz near Herzberg am Harz | ||
| Geographical location | Herzberg am Harz , Göttingen district , Lower Saxony , Germany | |
| Tributaries | none | |
| Drain | none | |
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 40 '26.4 " N , 10 ° 18' 54.7" E | |
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| surface | 0.3 ha | |
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particularities |
Lake created by sinkhole |
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The boiler sump is a small lake in a sinkhole about 2.7 km northwest of Herzberg am Harz in the district of Göttingen in Lower Saxony . The lake has a diameter of about 60 m and is located in the Lüderholz forest area within a landscape conservation area. The lake with no inflow or outflow is located on the karst hiking trail and is surrounded by numerous smaller sinkholes.
See also
swell
- Topographic map 1: 25000, No. 4327 Gieboldehausen
Web links
Commons : Kesselsump - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Lüderholz (PDF; 401 kB) on the website of the Lower Saxony State Office for Mining, Energy and Geology