Wiedensee

Wiedensee
	The Wiedensee near Herzberg am Harz
Geographical location	Herzberg am Harz , Göttingen district , Lower Saxony
Tributaries	none
Drain	none
	Data
Coordinates	51 ° 37 '28.2 " N , 10 ° 21' 11.5" E Coordinates: 51 ° 37 '28.2 " N , 10 ° 21' 11.5" E
surface	0.3 ha
length	approx. 70 m
width	approx. 60 m
Middle deep	9.3 m
particularities	Natural lake (sinkhole)

The Wiedensee (historical name also Wein See ) is a small lake in a sinkhole about 3.5 km south of Herzberg am Harz and 2 km southwest of Scharzfeld in the district of Göttingen in Lower Saxony .

The sinkhole is about 80 m in diameter and 18 m deep. The water depth is subject to fluctuations and averages around 9-10 m. After the snow melts, the water level is at its highest. The lake with no inflow and outflow is a protected part of the landscape and is located on the Karst hiking trail . The water level is a few meters below the bed of the Oder, which flows a good 400 m further north. The age of the lake is not known, the estimate given on the information board by the lake is 9,000 years.