Weitsee

Weitsee
Geographical location	Chiemgau Alps
Tributaries	Großer Wappbach, Kleiner Wappbach, Salzmaiergraben
Drain	Mittersee → Lödensee → (underground) Förchensee → Seetraun → Weisse Traun → Traun → Alz → Inn → Danube
Places on the shore	Seegatterl , Seefischerkaser
Location close to the shore	Reit im Winkl
	Data
Coordinates	47 ° 40 '58 " N , 12 ° 33' 40" E Coordinates: 47 ° 40 '58 " N , 12 ° 33' 40" E
Altitude above sea level	753 m above sea level NN
surface	63.6 ha
length	2.67 km
width	250 m
volume	2,217,000 m³
scope	7.6 km
Maximum depth	9.30 m
Middle deep	3.50 m
particularities	separated Obersee ; with Bidlieger Island

The Weitsee is a lake in the municipality of Reit im Winkl between Ruhpolding and Reit im Winkl with an area of 63.60 hectares and 9.3 m maximum and 3.5 m average depth.

description

The lake is located in the three lakes area in the eastern Chiemgau Alps nature reserve (the other lakes are Mittersee and Lödensee ) and extends with the other two lakes in the valley between Gurnwandkopf and Dürrnbachhorn directly on the German Alpine Road (B305). The runoff takes place via the Mittersee and the Lödensee, the water seeps into the area heaped up by the Langen Sand , a scree field on the north side of the Dürrnbachhorn. Studies have shown that part of the water flows under the Hochgern through to Bergen (in the Chiemgau) and reappears there in the Bergen moor.

In the part of the lake Obersee with a size of around 15 hectares, which is cut off by the mountainous Bürgl peninsula jutting into the lake from the south, lies the 0.8 hectare island of Bidlieger . This part of the lake, which is only 50 cm deep in places, is most affected by the siltation. At the narrowest point between the two parts of the lake (almost 30 meters) there is an approx. 5 m deep spring pot .

The lack of larger above-ground tributaries has a positive effect on the water quality, which is why all three lakes are often used as bathing lakes in summer. In winter, the cross-country ski trail leads from Reit im Winkl to Ruhpolding over the frozen lake area.

Parts of the shore are home to rare and protected species such as the Siberian iris and the brown eye (Mionis dryas) .