Baltic Sea

	Ostesee nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
	The lake from the south
location	Lake between the Lower Saxon communities Balje and Belum in the districts of Stade and Cuxhaven
surface	15.0 ha
Identifier	NSG LÜ 081
WDPA ID	82296
Geographical location	53 ° 49 ' N , 9 ° 2' E Coordinates: 53 ° 49 '1 " N , 9 ° 2' 8" E
Sea level	from -2 m to 4 m
Setup date	March 2, 1982
administration	NLWKN

The Baltic sea is an oxbow lake of the Oste 7 km east of Otter village , in the district of Cuxhaven , Lower Saxony .

description

The lake was created in the 1960s when the eastern barrier was built , for which the river bed was moved. The oxbow lake was cordoned off in the north by the main dike to the Elbe. In the south, the connection to the Oste was filled in, so that a still water was created.

The northern part of the Ostsee is under nature protection. West of the nature reserve on the eastern peninsula between the Ostesee and the Oste is the Natureum with the Elbe Coast Park . Part of the area was originally part of the nature reserve, but was abolished with the construction of the Natureum, in the place of which a bird watching station previously existed.

The southern part of the 29 hectare Baltic Sea is used as a bathing lake and for water skiing.

Ostesee nature reserve

The nature reserve with the sign NSG LÜ 081 is 15 hectares in size. 8.3 hectares of this are in the Stade district and 6.7 hectares in the Cuxhaven district. The area has been a nature reserve since March 2, 1982. The responsible lower nature conservation authorities are the districts of Stade and Cuxhaven.

The nature reserve is located in the Lower Saxon municipalities of Balje in the combined municipality of Nordkehdingen in the district of Stade and Belum in the combined municipality of Land Hadeln in the district of Cuxhaven . To the north of the main dike, there is the " Ostemünd " nature reserve . On the other side of the Oste is the nature reserve “ Wildvogelreservat Nordkehdingen ”.

The nature reserve is north of Neuhaus (Oste) on the left of the Oste, approximately at the level of the eastern barrier. There are extensive reed beds on the shores of the Baltic Sea . The adjacent dike slopes are overgrown with bushes that have emerged from plantings. The nature reserve is of particular importance as a breeding, feeding and resting biotope, especially for waders and water birds .