Cottbuser Ostsee

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The partially flooded lake viewed from the west in September 2019

The Cottbuser Ostsee (Cottbus Eastern Lake; Lower Sorbian: Chóśebuski pódzajtšny jazor) is an artificial lake under development on the grounds of the former open-pit lignite mine de:Tagebau Cottbus Nord near Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany. When complete, it is to cover a surface area of 19 km² (7.3 sq mi), making it one of the biggest artificial lakes in the country.^[1] Flooding started in 2019^[2][3] but had to be interrupted several times due to low water levels in the nearby Spree River.^[4][5] The lake is to become part of the Lusatian Lake District, a chain of artificial lakes mostly the result of open-pit lignite mining. The name can be interpreted as a pun on the German name for the Baltic Sea, which is called "Ostsee" in German, the two words only being distinguished by their grammatical gender: "See" meaning "sea" in German is grammatically female, whereas "See" meaning "lake" in German is grammatically male.

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Coordinates: 51°47′10″N 14°25′01″E / 51.786°N 14.417°E / 51.786; 14.417

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