Schurmsee

Schurmsee
Geographical location	Forbach , Baden-Wuerttemberg
Tributaries	Vorderer Seebach
Drain	Vorderer Seebach → Schönmünz → Murg
Data
Coordinates	48 ° 36 '47.8 "  N , 8 ° 19' 7.5"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 36 '47.8 "  N , 8 ° 19' 7.5"  E
Altitude above sea level	794  m above sea level NHN
surface	1.6 ha
volume	180000 m³
Maximum depth	13 m

The Schurmsee is a cirque lake belonging to the municipality of Forbach in the northern Black Forest between Hundsbach and Schönmünzach .

The at an altitude of 794  m above sea level. The lake at NHN covers an area of ​​1.6 hectares and is up to 13 meters deep, the water content is around 180,000 cubic meters.

From the 960 m high Schurmsee you have a good view of the whole lake, which can be circled on a hiking trail. The normal route to Schurmsee runs on a wide forest path from Schönmünzach, the distance is around four kilometers with a difference in altitude of around 300 meters.

Protected areas

The lake and the shores of 7.8 hectares in total were declared a nature reserve Schurmsee in 1985 . A 153.9 hectare landscape protection area of ​​the same name was designated around this protected area. The forests on the steep slopes around the lake are also designated as protected forests . The lake and its surroundings are a geotope . In addition, the lake and its surroundings are an FFH area and a bird sanctuary in accordance with the European nature conservation legislation Natura 2000.

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Rastatt district
• List of landscape protection areas in the Rastatt district

Web links

Commons : Schurmsee nature reserve  - collection of images, videos and audio files