Tollensesee is a zungenbecken lake in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It belongs to the Mecklenburg Lake District. At an elevation of 14.8 m, its surface area is 17.4 km². Its maximum depth is about 46 m.[1] The lake is 10.4 km long and between 1.5 and 2.5 km wide. The entire lake lies within the administrative area of the city of Neubrandenburg. In the south part of the lake there is island Fischerinsel.

Tollensesee
Lake Tollensesee with the city of Neubrandenburg behind
Tollensesee is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Tollensesee
Tollensesee
LocationMecklenburg-Vorpommern
Coordinates53°30′26″N 13°12′41″E / 53.50722°N 13.21139°E / 53.50722; 13.21139
Primary inflowsupper course of Tollense, Nonnenbach de
Primary outflowsTollense
Basin countriesGermany
Surface area17.4 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
Max. depth46 m (151 ft)
Surface elevation14.8 m (49 ft)
SettlementsNeubrandenburg

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References edit

  1. ^ "Mehr als 45 Meter – Tollensesee offenbar tiefer als gedacht" - Nordkurier, 7. Juli 2023

External links edit

  •   Media related to Tollensesee at Wikimedia Commons
  • Nixdorf, B.; et al. (2004), "Tollensesee", Dokumentation von Zustand und Entwicklung der wichtigsten Seen Deutschlands (in German), Berlin: Umweltbundesamt, p. 292