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Osterseen

Osterseen is a group of lakes in Bavaria, Germany, about 50 km south-south-west of Munich. At an elevation of 588 m, its surface area is 223.55 ha.

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Osterseen
Osterseen
LocationBavaria
Coordinates47°47′25″N 11°18′15″E / 47.7903°N 11.3042°E / 47.7903; 11.3042
Basin countriesGermany
Max. length5.2 km (3.2 mi)
Max. width1.0 km (0.62 mi)
Surface area
223.55 ha (552.4 acres)
Average depth
9.38 m (30.8 ft)
Max. depth29.7 m (97 ft)
Water volume
20,975,100 m3 (740,730,000 cu ft)
Surface elevation
588 m (1,929 ft)
Sections/sub-basins
Großer Ostersee, Waschsee, Schiffhüttensee, Sengsee, Wolfelsee, Fohnsee, Helgraben, Brückensee, Herrensee, Fischkaltersee, Bräuhaussee, Forchsee, Eishausse, Östlicher Breitenauer See, Westlicher Breitenauer See, Ameisensee, Stechsee, Lintensee, Gröbensee, Kleiner Gartensee, Großer Gartensee, Ursee, Lustsee
SettlementsUnterlauterbach, Staltach (Iffeldorf)

Osterseen is a group of lakes in Bavaria, Germany, about 50 km (31 miles) south-south-west of Munich. At an elevation of 588 m (1,929 feet), its surface area is 223.55 ha (552.4 acres).

Islands

sorted by water body:

Großer Ostersee

(islands starting from North to South)

  • Holzau (6,1 hectares)
  • Marieninsel (2,3 hectares, Length 440 m in north–south orientation, width up to 80 metres)1
  • Steigerinsel (0,45 ha), formerly Putzen Eila
  • Roseninsel (0,013 ha oder 130 m2, actually two very small islands)
  • Schwaigerinsel (0,75 ha, 40 m distance from western bank)

Frechensee

  • unnamed island, c. 20 m distance from northern bank (0,09 ha)
  • unnamed island, c. 25 m from western bank (0,13 ha)

Map

Map
Map source ↗
Grosser Ostersee source ↗
See also

See also

References

References

  1. Historische Flurkarte (Bayerische Uraufnahme) im BayernAtlas
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