Small barren lake

Small barren lake
Geographical location	Upper Austria , Austria
Tributaries	no above ground
Drain	underground to the Straneggbach → Alm → Traun
Location close to the shore	Habernau in the Almtal
Data
Coordinates	47 ° 45 '34 "  N , 14 ° 1' 10"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 45 '34 "  N , 14 ° 1' 10"  E
Altitude above sea level	701  m above sea level A.
surface	3.3 ha
length	230 m
width	300 m
scope	830 m
Maximum depth	14 m
particularities	Nature reserve

The Kleine Ödsee is a forest-lined mountain lake in the Salzkammergut in the municipality of Grünau im Almtal in Upper Austria .

Geography and hydrology

The Kleine Ödsee is located in the Hetzau, a side valley of the Almtal in the Dead Mountains , around 150 m south of the Großer Ödsee .

The small Ödsee is 3.3 hectares in size and up to 14 m deep and is surrounded by steep, densely wooded limestone and moraine banks . The banks slope relatively evenly on all sides, only in the east they are somewhat flatter.

The lake is fed exclusively by underground tributaries. The drainage also takes place underground to the Straneggbach. Like the Great Ödsee, the Kleiner Ödsee has significant level fluctuations over 1 m. The water level normally rises in winter and falls in summer, especially because the surrounding moraine material does not allow inflows during drought and at the same time withdraws water from the lake.

Emergence

The Ödseen lie in the area of ​​the moraines of the Würm glacial period , which go back to the glacier that pulled down from the Prielgruppe into the Hetzau. Moraine remains can be found above the lakes. In the Hetzau there were once lakes in five places, the largest of which probably had an area of ​​over 1 km². While the other lakes silted up , the two Ödseen were preserved because they are protected by moraines from being buried by the Straneggbach.

ecology

The small Ödsee is largely unpolluted due to its location. It has a great depth of view in summer and is classified as oligotrophic . The main species of fish include brown trout , brook trout and arctic char . Like the Great Ödsee, it is designated as a nature reserve ( N013 , 3.2647 ha).

Web links

Commons : Kleiner Ödsee  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Entry on Kleiner Ödsee in the Austria Forum  (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} measured on the local map / orthophoto, DORIS interMAP online, slightly different in the Austrian map .
2. ^ Tiefenkote Austrian card ÖK50 ( AMAP online).
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Felix Göhlert: Hydrographic and hydrobiological investigations of the Ödseen in Upper Austria. In: Yearbook of the Upper Austrian Museum Association. Volume 83, Linz 1930, pp. 339–354 ( PDF (1.2 MB) on ZOBODAT ).
4. ↑ ^{a b} Office of Upper Austria. Provincial government (ed.): Nature and landscape / models for Upper Austria. Volume 32: Salzkammergut-Voralpen spatial unit. Revised Version, Linz 2007 ( PDF (5 MB) on ZOBODAT ).
5. ↑ Josef Eisner: Upper Austria nature reserves. Existence and threat, management options. Interim report on behalf of the Upper Austria. State government. 1992 ( PDF (2.3 MB) on ZOBODAT ).
6. ↑ Kleiner Ödsee , Province of Upper Austria, Geographical Nature Conservation Information System (GENISYS).