Mikołajskie Lake

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Mikołajskie Lake
View of the lake and the Mikołajki harbor
Mikołajskie Lake
Location	Masurian Lake District, Masuria, Poland
Coordinates	53°46′37″N 21°35′28″E / 53.777°N 21.591°E / 53.777; 21.591Coordinates: 53°46′37″N 21°35′28″E / 53.777°N 21.591°E / 53.777; 21.591
Native name	Jezioro Mikołajskie  (Polish)
Max. length	5.8 km (3.6 mi)
Max. width	1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Surface area	5 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Max. depth	25.9 m (85 ft)

Mikołajskie Lake (Polish: Jezioro Mikołajskie; German: Nikolaiker See) is glacial lake in Masurian Lake District in Poland.

Mikołajskie Lake covers 5 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi) and is 5.8 kilometres (3.6 mi) long and 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) wide with a maximum depth of 25.9 meters.

In the north, Mikołajskie Lake is connected with the under the road bridge in Mikołajki. To one of the pillars of the bridge, on a spring, is chained the (Fish King, in Polish: Król Sielaw, Rybi Król, legendary king of Masuria). In the south-east, Mikołajskie Lake is connected with the Śniardwy Lake by the Przeczka strait within Dybowski Róg and Popielski Róg. In the south-west, Mikołajskie Lake is connected with the . On the west bank extends the Pisz Forest.

On the shore of the lake are the towns: Mikołajki, Dybowo, Kulinowo, Wierzba.

Notable wildlife:

• Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
• Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
• Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
• Black-throated loon (Gavia arctica)
• Little gull (Larus minutus)

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