Wangenitzsee
| Wangenitzsee | ||
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| Wangenitzsee and -hütte, right behind the Schleinitz | ||
| Geographical location | Schobergruppe , Carinthia | |
| Drain | Wangenitzbach → Möll | |
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| Coordinates | 46 ° 55 '37 " N , 12 ° 48' 1" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 2465 m above sea level A. | |
| surface | 21.57 hectares | |
| length | 700 m | |
| width | 300 m | |
| volume | 3.487 million m³ | |
| scope | 2 km | |
| Maximum depth | 48 m | |
| Middle deep | 16 m | |
The Wangenitzsee is located in the Schober group in the Hohe Tauern National Park at 2465 m above sea level. A. and is the largest mountain lake in the federal state of Carinthia .
The lake is located southeast of the Hohe Perschitzkopf ( 3125 m ), only about 100 meters from the border with East Tyrol . On its northern shore is at 2508 m the Wangenitzseehütte , the lake is thus at the Wiener Höhenweg .
The lake covers an area of 21.57 hectares, the maximum depth is 48 meters, with an average depth of 16.2 meters. The shoreline is 2 km, the volume of the lake 3.487 million m³. There are three small islands in the south-western area of the lake. The catchment area of the lake is relatively small at 1.94 km². The main tributary of the lake is the Kreuzsee, which is drained via the Wangenitzbach into the Möll .
The flora of the lake area consists mainly of crooked sedge grass , especially Scheuchzer's cotton grass grows here .
Wangenitzsee, behind it Hoher Perschitzkopf , Kruckelkopf and Petzeck (from left); in the middle the Wangenitzseehütte , on the left the Kreuzsee
