Borgwallsee

Borgwallsee
Borgwallsee
Location	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Coordinates	54°16′24″N 13°0′28″E
Primary outflows	Barthe
Basin countries	Germany
Surface area	3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi)
Average depth	2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
Max. depth	4.8 m (16 ft)
Surface elevation	13.2 m (43 ft)

Borgwallsee is a lake in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, at an elevation of 13.2 m (43 ft). Its surface area is 3.89 km² (1.50 sq mi). The average depth is 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in). Apart from the woods on the southern shore, the area surrounding the lake is used widely for agriculture.

Borgwallsee is a drinking water reservoir serving the city of Stralsund. As such, water activities are restricted and bathing is allowed only in designated areas.

External links

• Nixdorf, B.; et al. (2004), "Borgwallsee", Dokumentation von Zustand und Entwicklung der wichtigsten Seen Deutschlands (in German), Berlin: Umweltbundesamt, p. 22
• Media related to Borgwallsee at Wikimedia Commons