Sea colts

	Sea colts IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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location	East of Twist , southwest of Meppen
surface	34.2 ha
Identifier	NSG WE 050
WDPA ID	82153
Geographical location	52 ° 38 ' N , 7 ° 8' E Coordinates: 52 ° 38 '0 " N , 7 ° 8' 5" E
Sea level	from 17 m to 20 m
Setup date	07/16/1976
administration	NLWKN

The Meerkolk is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony municipality of Geeste in the Emsland district .

The nature reserve with the registration number NSG WE 050 is 34.2 hectares in size. It is located east of Twist in the Bourtanger Moor-Bargerveen International Nature Park and protects a rewetted raised bog as part of the Bourtanger Moor .

The area is characterized by cotton grass - peat moss - vibrating turf, which was created by silting up or overgrowing a former moor lake.

The area is surrounded by several ditches that drain it to the Ems and the south-north canal .

The area has been a nature reserve since July 16, 1976. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the district of Emsland.

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