Seeburg lake

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Seeburg lake
Seeburger See 1570.jpg
View over the lake
Geographical location Seeburg , district of Göttingen , Lower Saxony
Tributaries Aue
Drain Aue → Suhle →→ Rhume →→ Weser
Places on the shore Seeburg
Location close to the shore Goettingen
Data
Coordinates 51 ° 33 '54 "  N , 10 ° 9' 52"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 33 '54 "  N , 10 ° 9' 52"  E
Seeburger See (Lower Saxony)
Seeburg lake
Altitude above sea level 156.6  m above sea level NN
surface 89 ha
length 1.1 km
width 1.05 km
volume 2 million m³dep1
scope 3.7 km
Maximum depth 4.2 m
Middle deep 2.25 m
Catchment area 31.5 km²dep1

particularities

theoret. Water residence time 4 months

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Environment map
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The Seeburger See , also known as the " Eichsfeld Eye ", is located in the Göttingen district , about 15 kilometers east of Göttingen , at 157  m above sea level. NN . The towns of Bernshausen and Seeburg are on the eastern and western shores of the lake . The floodplain flows through the lake , a left tributary of the swell .

description

The Seeburger See is the largest natural body of water in southern Lower Saxony . The water area is 86.5 hectares (0.865 km²); the shoreline covers 3.67 kilometers. The largest north-south extension is around 1.2 kilometers, west-east it is just under 1.1 kilometers. The maximum depth stated is 3.5 meters. The water is around 2500 years old and is located above the solution zone of a rock salt deposit from the Zechstein Age . It was created by the collapse of an underground cavity. A surface formation created in this way is also known as a sinkhole .

Lithograph by Carl Duval , 19th century

The lake and a large part of the shore zone have been under nature protection since 1973 ("Seeburger See nature reserve"); However, certain areas of the lake have been released for swimming, rowing, sailing and fishing. The fish population includes eel, pike, pikeperch, tench, carp, rudd, white fish and trout.

The water quality of the Seeburger See is only moderate due to high eutrophication . The main cause is considered to be nutrient inputs from the surrounding agriculture , which are washed in in particular via the floodplain. As a result, blue-green algae bloom occurs in some summer months . Fish mortality occurred in a few years , with eels being the most affected in August 2006 .

tourism

Boat rental in Seeburg

The lake is a very popular excursion and holiday destination in the region. In addition to a natural lake swimming pool, boat rental and a restaurant right on the lakeshore, there is an adventure playground, tennis courts, mini golf course, a campsite and a nature information center in the immediate vicinity. The number of day guests in the natural swimming pool is 15,000 during the season, plus around 100 annual and family tickets.

There are various hiking and biking trails, including a 4.5 kilometer circular hiking trail around the lake with seven stations that point out the special features of this area. Sailing and fishing are possible after registration. In the surrounding area, the district of Göttingen started the renaturation project “Seeanger, Westersee and Luttersee”, which primarily operates the rewetting of silted up and drained wetlands.

history

Great crested grebe
  • The Seeburg lake was created around 10,000 years ago by a sinkhole when the ground collapsed over a depleted salt dome.
  • A first written mention can be found in a document from 1312 in which two lakes called Westersee and Luttersee near the town of Seeburg are named: in duobus lacubus suis iuxta Seborch, minoribus videlicet, quorum unus vocatur Westerse, alius vero Lutterse.
  • Several outdoor shots were taken on the lakeshore for the Heinz Erhardt film Father, Mother and Nine Children (1958).
  • In 1976 the lake and a large part of the shore zone were placed under nature protection.

Siltation problem

Due to the penetration of mud and nutrients, the lake is in an ongoing process of silting up. This development is additionally accelerated by the agricultural use of the surrounding sloping fields. In 2014, measures were introduced to reduce the entry of sediments into the lake with the help of sediment retention basins and cross bars and thus to slow down the silting process.

literature

  • Streif, Hansjörg (ed.): Limnogeological investigation of the Seeburger See (Untereichsfeld) , Federal Institute for Soil Research, Hanover 1970
  • Wolpers, Georg: Islands in the Seeburger See. A report from the year 1911. , in: Die Goldene Mark (20 yrs.), Duderstadt 1969, pages 17-20
  • Bernd Siebert: Fishing on Lake Seeburg. In: Eichsfelder Heimatzeitschrift. Vol. 52 (2008), issue 11, Mecke Druck und Verlag Duderstadt, pp. 423-425
  • G. Brunken: The bird world of the Seeburger See and its immediate surroundings, part 1: Ciconiiformes and Phoenicopteriformes. Mitt. FaunaFlora Süd-Nieders. 7: 9-28 (1985).

See also

Web links

Commons : Seeburger See  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Seeburger See  - travel guide

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c http://www.nlwkn.niedersachsen.de/download/58239/Seeburger_See.pdf
  2. ↑ Göttinger Tageblatt of September 13, 2014, page 15
  3. ↑ Kirstin Casemir, Uwe Ohainski, Jürgen Udolph: The place names of the district of Göttingen . In: Jürgen Udolph (Hrsg.): Lower Saxony Place Name Book (NOB) . Part IV. Publishing house for regional history, Bielefeld 2003, ISBN 3-89534-494-X , p. 366 f .
  4. ↑ Göttinger Tageblatt of September 3, 2014