Osterseen

Osterseen
Osterseen
Location	Bavaria
Coordinates	47.7903°N 11.3042°E / 47.7903; 11.3042
Basin countries	Germany
Max. length	5.2 km (3.2 mi)
Max. width	1.0 km (0.62 mi)
Surface area	223.55 ha (552.4 acres)
Average depth	9.38 m (30.8 ft)
Max. depth	29.7 m (97 ft)
Water volume	20,975,100 m3 (740,730,000 cu ft)
Surface elevation	588 m (1,929 ft)
Sections/sub-basins	Großer Ostersee, Waschsee, Schiffhüttensee, Sengsee, Wolfelsee, Fohnsee, Helgraben, Brückensee, Herrensee, Fischkaltersee, Bräuhaussee, Forchsee, Eishausse, Östlicher Breitenauer See, Westlicher Breitenauer See, Ameisensee, Stechsee, Lintensee, Gröbensee, Kleiner Gartensee, Großer Gartensee, Ursee, Lustsee
Settlements	Unterlauterbach, Staltach (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)
• 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

External links

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