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The largest lake on German territory is Lake Constance, ... List of dams and reservoirs in Germany; List of lakes in Bavaria; List of lakes of Hesse;
Germany: 117 45: Largest lake entirely in Germany 119 Baskunchak: Баскунчак Russia: 115 44: 120 Bolsena: Lago di Bolsena Italy: 114 44: Largest volcanic lake in Europe 120 Śniardwy Poland: 114 44: Largest lake in Poland 120 Lucerne: Vierwaldstättersee Switzerland: 114 44: 120 Onkivesi Finland: 114 44: 124 Mallasvesi–Roine Finland ...
Walchensee or Lake Walchen is one of the deepest and largest alpine lakes in Germany, with a maximum depth of 192.3 metres (631 ft) and an area of 16.4 square kilometres (6.3 sq mi). The lake is 75 kilometres (47 mi) south of Munich in the middle of the Bavarian Alps .
The German word Talsperre (literally: valley barrier) may mean dam, but it is often used to include the associated reservoir as well. [1] The reservoirs are often separately given names ending in -see, -teich or -speicher which are the German words for "lake", "pond" and "reservoir", but in this case all may also be translated as "reservoir".
[4] [5] The Leiblach forms the Austria–Germany border east of the lake. The most populous towns on the Upper Lake are Constance (German: Konstanz), Friedrichshafen, Bregenz, Lindau, Überlingen and Kreuzlingen. The largest town on the Lower Lake is Radolfzell. The largest islands are Reichenau in the Lower Lake, and Lindau and Mainau in the ...
Aral Sea, formerly the third largest lake in the world, with an area of 68,000 km 2 (26,300 sq mi) Lake Chad, formerly the eleventh largest lake in the world, with an area of 26,000 km 2 (10,000 sq mi) Lake Urmia, formerly with an area of 5,200 km 2 (2,000 sq mi), but down to a tenth that size in 2017. It has since increased in area under a ...
The Müritz (German: [ˈmyːʁɪts] ⓘ; from Slavic "little sea") is a lake in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, northern Germany. Its area is 117 km 2 (45 sq mi), which makes it the second largest lake in Germany (after Lake Constance) and the largest lake located entirely within German territory. Its maximum depth is 31 metres (102 ft).
Geiseltalsee, literally Geisel valley lake, is at about 1,840 hectares (4,500 acres) the largest artificial lake by area in Germany. [1] Once flooding of the Cottbuser Ostsee is complete it will surpass Geiseltalsee in surface area, covering 19 square kilometres (7.3 sq mi). Geiseltalsee lies in the Saalekreis district of the state Saxony-Anhalt.