Wörlitz Lake
| Wörlitz Lake | ||
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| Wörlitzer See with St. Petri | ||
| Geographical location | Wittenberg district | |
| Location close to the shore | Woerlitz | |
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 50 ′ 30 " N , 12 ° 25 ′ 13" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 59 m above sea level NHN | |
| length | 2 km | |
| width | 120 m | |
| scope | 6 km | |
| Maximum depth | 4 m | |
| Middle deep | 2 m | |
The Wörlitzer See is a lake in Saxony-Anhalt ( Germany ).
The Wörlitzer See, which is located immediately north of the city of Wörlitz ( Wittenberg district ), is only a few meters deep on average and is 59 m above sea level. NN . The lake is drained via the Elbe in a northerly direction into the North Sea.
The lake is an oxbow lake of the Elbe. It has a major impact on the Wörlitz Park , which was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000 .
The lake is located in the Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve .