Lake Pressegg

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Lake Pressegg
Lake Pressegg
Location	Carinthia
Coordinates	46°37′34″N 13°26′29″E / 46.62611°N 13.44139°E / 46.62611; 13.44139Coordinates: 46°37′34″N 13°26′29″E / 46.62611°N 13.44139°E / 46.62611; 13.44139
Type	glacial lake
Primary inflows	Vellacher Bach
Primary outflows	Pressegger–Seebach to Gail river
Catchment area	28.74 km2 (11.10 sq mi)
Basin countries	Austria
Surface area	0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Average depth	3.4 m (11 ft)
Max. depth	13.7 m (45 ft)
Water volume	1,878,027 m3 (1,522.541 acre⋅ft)
Residence time	0.05 years
Surface elevation	560 m (1,840 ft)
Settlements	Hermagor

Lake Pressegg^[1] (German: Pressegger See, Slovene: Preseško jezero) is a lake in Carinthia, Austria. It is located in a glacial valley within the Gailtal Alps, a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps, east of Hermagor. With an average depth of 3.4 m (11 ft), the water body of the semi-circular lake is relatively flat. It is characterized by extended reed beds, while there are also bathing beaches on the northern and southern shore busy in summer.

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