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Lake Senftenberg (German: Senftenberger See, formerly called Speicherbecken Niemtsch—Niemtsch reservoir, Upper Sorbian: Złykomorowski jězor, Lower Sorbian: Złykomorowski jazor) is an artificial lake in Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Brandenburg, Germany. It is located in the Lusatian Lake District, a chain of artificial lakes. The lake is located on the border of Lower and Upper Lusatia between the southern Brandenburg city of Senftenberg and its districts Niemtsch and Großkoschen. Lake Senftenberg is one of the largest artificial lakes in Germany with an area of 1300 hectares.

Lake Senftenberg
(Senftenberger See)
Lake Senftenberg
(Senftenberger See)
Lake Senftenberg
(Senftenberger See)
LocationLandkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Brandenburg
Coordinates51°30′0″N 14°01′0″E
TypeArtificial lake
Primary inflowsBlack Elster
Primary outflowsBlack Elster
Basin countriesGermany
Surface area13 km2 (5.0 sq mi)
Max. depth28 m (92 ft)
Surface elevation99 m (325 ft)

History


The lake was created by the flooding of the former opencast lignite mine of Niemtsch by the Black Elster from 15 November 1967 to November 1972.

The flooding rate was initially at up to 60 cubic metres per minute (2,100 cu ft/min). To shorten the filling time, another flood channel was opened 40 metres (130 ft) away from the first channel in May 1968. Melt water and rain water meant that the flooding rate increased to up to 140 cubic metres per minute (4,900 cu ft/min).[1]

Since the commissioning of the first beach section in 1973, the lake has enjoyed great popularity as a recreational area with holidaymakers, bathers, surfers and sailors. Of a total of 18 kilometres (11 mi) of shoreline, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) are considered to be beaches. There are three official naturist beaches on the lake; on the north shore of the lake, at the campsite west of Großkoschen and at the "Südsee" between Peickwitz and Niemtsch.[2]

After 1990, embankments were built on large sections, because the variable water level threatened to cause large parts of the lake edge to collapse. The depth of the lake was initially 40 metres (130 ft), but more recent measurements have found no points deeper than 25 metres (82 ft).

Senftenberg town harbour
Senftenberg town harbour

From December 2010 to April 2013, a town harbour was built in Senftenberg. It was opened on 23 April 2013. It created a marina with over 100 boat moorings, an 80-metre-long (260 ft) floating pier and a harbour building. The construction costs amounted to €13 million.


Notes


  1. Information sign on Lake Senftenberg at the former flood channel
  2. "Nacktbaden am Senftenberger See in Senftenberg - FKK in Brandenburg" [Nudist bathing at Lake Seftenberg]. stadtgui.de (in German). Retrieved 3 October 2019.

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На других языках


[de] Senftenberger See

Der Senftenberger See (früher auch Speicherbecken Niemtsch; niedersorbisch Złykomorojski jazor) liegt im Lausitzer Seenland, einer künstlich geschaffenen Seenkette. Der See befindet sich an der Grenze von Nieder- und Oberlausitz zwischen der südbrandenburgischen Stadt Senftenberg und deren Ortsteilen Niemtsch und Großkoschen im Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz. Der Senftenberger See gehört mit einer Wasser-Fläche von 1300 Hektar zu den größten künstlich angelegten Seen Deutschlands. In ihm befindet sich noch eine etwa 250 Hektar große Insel. Der See ist Landeswasserstraße.[1]
- [en] Lake Senftenberg

[fr] Lac de Senftenberg

Le lac de Senftenberg (Senftenberger See en allemand) est un lac artificiel situé dans l'arrondissement de Haute-Forêt-de-Spree-Lusace à côté de la ville de Senftenberg en Brandebourg.

[ru] Зенфтенбергзе

Зенфтенбергзе (нем. Senftenberger See; в.-луж. Złokomorowski jězor; н.-луж. Złokomorowski jazor), ранее — водохранилище Нимч (нем. Speicherbecken Niemtsch) — озеро из группы искусственных озёр Лужицкого озёрного края. Расположено на границе Нижней и Верхней Лужицы около города Зенфтенберга на юге Бранденбурга, в сельских округах Нимч и Гросскошен в районе Верхний Шпревальд-Лаузиц. Площадь озера составляет 1300 гектаров. Зенфтенбергзе — крупнейшее искусственное озеро Германии.



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