Schweriner See

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Schweriner See
Location	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Coordinates	53°38′N 11°28′E / 53.633°N 11.467°E / 53.633; 11.467Coordinates: 53°38′N 11°28′E / 53.633°N 11.467°E / 53.633; 11.467
Lake type	eutrophic
Primary outflows	Wallensteingraben, Störkanal
Basin countries	Germany
Max. length	21 km
Max. width	6 km
Surface area	61.54 km²
Average depth	12.8 m
Max. depth	52.4 m
Residence time (of lake water)	10.1 years
Surface elevation	37.6 m
Settlements	Schwerin, Bad Kleinen

The Schweriner See (lake Schwerin) is a lake in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, northern Germany, located at 53°38′N 11°28′E / 53.633°N 11.467°E / 53.633; 11.467. Its surface is approximately 61,54 km² and its maximum depth is 52.4 metres.

[edit] External links

• Media related to Schweriner See at Wikimedia Commons
• Nixdorf, B.; et al. (2004), "Schweriner See" (in German), Dokumentation von Zustand und Entwicklung der wichtigsten Seen Deutschlands, Berlin: Umweltbundesamt, pp. 265, http://www-docs.tu-cottbus.de/gewaesserschutz/public/projekte/uba_2/02_meck_pom.pdf#page=265