Osterseen

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Osterseen
Luftaufnahme Osterseen.jpg
Osterseen is located in Bavaria
Osterseen
Osterseen
LocationBavaria
Coordinates47°47′25″N 11°18′15″E / 47.7903°N 11.3042°E / 47.7903; 11.3042Coordinates: 47°47′25″N 11°18′15″E / 47.7903°N 11.3042°E / 47.7903; 11.3042
Basin countriesGermany
Max. length5.2 km (3.2 mi)
Max. width1.0 km (0.62 mi)
Surface area223.55 ha (552.4 acres)
Average depth9.38 m (30.8 ft)
Max. depth29.7 m (97 ft)
Water volume20,975,100 m3 (740,730,000 cu ft)
Surface elevation588 m (1,929 ft)
Sections/sub-basins, , , , , Fohnsee, , , Herrensee, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Settlements, (Iffeldorf)

Osterseen is a group of lakes in Bavaria, Germany, about 50 km (31 miles) south-south-west of Munich. At an elevation of 588 m (1,929 feet), its surface area is 223.55 ha (552.4 acres).

Islands[]

sorted by water body:

Großer Ostersee[]

(islands starting from North to South)

  • Holzau (6,1 hectares)
  • Marieninsel (2,3 hectares, Length 440 m in north–south orientation, width up to 80 metres)[1]
  • Steigerinsel (0,45 ha), formerly Putzen Eila
  • Roseninsel (0,013 ha oder 130 m2, actually two very small islands)
  • Schwaigerinsel (0,75 ha, 40 m distance from western bank)

Frechensee[]

  • unnamed island, c. 20 m distance from northern bank (0,09 ha)
  • unnamed island, c. 25 m from western bank (0,13 ha)

Map[]

Map
Grosser Ostersee

See also[]

  • List of lakes in Bavaria

References[]

  1. ^ Historische Flurkarte ( [de]) im  [de]

External links[]

  • Nixdorf, B.; et al. (2004), "Großer Ostersee", Dokumentation von Zustand und Entwicklung der wichtigsten Seen Deutschlands (in German), Berlin: Umweltbundesamt, p. 30


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