Eilenburg gravel pit
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| Geographical location | District of North Saxony , Saxony | |
| Places on the shore | Eilenburg | |
| Location close to the shore | Leipzig , Torgau , Wurzen , Bad Düben | |
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 28 '28 " N , 12 ° 41' 21" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 99.7 m above sea level NN | |
| surface | 1.3 km² | |
| length | 2000 m | |
| width | 900 m | |
| volume | 21,600,000 m³ | |
| Maximum depth | 18.4 m | |
| Middle deep | 12 m | |
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The Eilenburg gravel pit , also known as Kiessee Eilenburg , is a groundwater lake at the east end of the town of Eilenburg in the district of northern Saxony . For the most part, it is located on the corridor of the Doberschütz community west of the Sprotta district . The lake and the Eilenburger Ufer serve as a local recreation area , gravel and sand mining continues to take place on the north bank .
Origin, location and catchment area
In 1968, in the area between Eilenburg and Sprotta, the mining of soft ice age and early hall ice age river gravel of the Mulde began . The lake has no above-ground inflow or outflow. Its water is fed from the near-surface groundwater in the depression of the Mulde. The Mulde as the closest flowing water is about two kilometers away. The lake and the mining area are bordered by the settlement area of the city of Eilenburg in the west, the road between Eilenburg and Sprotta in the north, the road between Sprotta and Paschwitz in the east and the Halle – Cottbus railway line in the south. The catchment area of the lake cannot currently be precisely delimited, the area consists of forest , arable land and settlement areas .
fauna
There is a large carp population in the Eilenburg gravel pit . In addition, pike , tench , perch , catfish , pikeperch and eel live in the lake . Due to its abundant fishing grounds with fish weighing up to 50 kilograms, the gravel pit is a popular fishing spot.
Gravel mining
Heinrich Niemeier GmbH & Co. KG from Diepholz still mines gravel and sand on the north and east banks of the lake . As a result, the lake has now grown to an area of around 1.5 square kilometers. Since the gravel deposits in the delimited area will soon be exhausted, the operating company submitted an application to the Saxon Mining Authority for a mining license for the area between the Eilenburg – Sprotta road and the Sprotta – Mörtitz road with an area of another 1.5 square kilometers. Although the road between Eilenburg and Sprotta is subject to mining law, the operator of the gravel works does not dismantle it; instead, the two gravel pits are to be connected with a conveyor bridge. There are also some smaller new outcrops in the area near Paschwitz, Doberschütz and Mensdorf . Around a third of the areas applied for by the companies thus received a mining permit. For the areas approved so far, funding is planned until around 2042.
Recreation, leisure and sport
The lake has also been used for recreational purposes since the 1970s. There is an outdoor swimming pool with a nudist beach and a campsite on the Eilenburger Ufer , which is operated by the FEZ Freizeit- und Erholungszentrum Eilenburg GmbH . At the lake there are 200 permanent parking spaces , 180 tourist parking spaces and a rental bungalow as well as a boat rental. Sailing and surfing are also possible. Volleyball courts, a playground, a snack bar and a restaurant are available. As a special feature, there is a water ski facility on the gravel pit , which is operated by Wasserski Eilenburg GmbH . There are several holiday apartments in the vicinity of the lake .
The rowing club Eilenburg e. V. organizes the Eilenburg spring regatta every year with an international field of participants. The Saxon state rowing championships are also held annually on the gravel pit. In summer there is also the Eilenburg Kiesseelauf with a length of 6.5 kilometers as a tributary to the two-day marathon Eilenburg – Pressel – Eilenburg.
Web links
- Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus , Chair of Water Protection, Prof. Brigitte Nixdorf u. a .: Documentation of the condition and development of the most important lakes in Germany - Part 8 Hesse, Thuringia and Saxony, 1.3.2 Kiessee Eilenburg (PDF file, 410 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Karin Rieck: Sprotta-West is to be expanded. In: lvz-online.de. April 25, 2012, accessed January 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Karin Rieck: Despite mining law: The road remains. In: lvz-online.de. May 7, 2012, archived from the original on May 7, 2012 ; accessed on January 2, 2016 .