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Simssee is a lake in the Alpine foothills, Bavaria, Germany. At an elevation of 470.1 metres, its surface area is 6.5 km² making it the largest lake in the Rosenheim district. The maximum depth of the lake is 22.5 m. It drains into the river Sims. The retention period of the Simssee is about one and a half years and its catchment area covers 59.51 km².

Simssee
Simssee
Location	Alpine foothills, Bavaria
Coordinates	47°52′22″N 12°14′22″E
Primary inflows	Thalkirchner Achen, Antworter Achen, Weidmoos-Graben
Primary outflows	Sims
Basin countries	Germany
Surface area	6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Average depth	13.41 m (44.0 ft)
Max. depth	22 m (72 ft)
Water volume	8,700,000 m3 (310,000,000 cu ft)
Shore length1	14 km (8.7 mi)
Surface elevation	470.1 m (1,542 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

It is the last remain of Lake Rosenheim, which stretched over the area at the end of the Würm glaciation.

See also

• List of lakes in Bavaria

External links

• Nixdorf, B.; et al. (2004), "Pilsensee", Dokumentation von Zustand und Entwicklung der wichtigsten Seen Deutschlands (in German), Berlin: Umweltbundesamt, p. 67

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Der Simssee ist ein See in Oberbayern. Er ist der letzte Überrest des Rosenheimer Sees, der sich am Ende der Würm-Eiszeit bis ins jetzige Gebiet des Simssees erstreckte.

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