Niedersonthofener See
Appearance
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Location | Oberallgäu, Bavaria |
Coordinates | 47°38′5.91″N 10°15′53.41″E / 47.6349750°N 10.2648361°E |
Primary inflows | Dorfbach, Schrattenbach, Hasenhohbach, Seebach |
Basin countries | Germany |
Max. length | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
Max. width | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
Surface area | 135.30 ha (334.3 acres) |
Average depth | 10 m (33 ft) |
Max. depth | 21.3 m (70 ft) |
Water volume | 13,500,000 m3 (480,000,000 cu ft) |
Surface elevation | 703.30 m (2,307.4 ft) |
Niedersonthofener See is a lake in Oberallgäu, Bavaria, Germany. At an elevation of 703,30 m, its surface area is 135.30 ha. The lake is known for having a shape that is strikingly similar to that of a whale.
External links
[edit]- Nixdorf, B.; et al. (2004), "Niedersonthofener See", Dokumentation von Zustand und Entwicklung der wichtigsten Seen Deutschlands (in German), Berlin: Umweltbundesamt, p. 52 [dead link]