Markkleeberger See

Markkleeberger See
Location Saxony
Coordinates 51°16′0.48″N 12°24′34.7″E / 51.2668000°N 12.409639°E / 51.2668000; 12.409639Coordinates: 51°16′0.48″N 12°24′34.7″E / 51.2668000°N 12.409639°E / 51.2668000; 12.409639
Basin countries Germany
Surface area 2.52 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Max. depth 57. 58 or 63 m
Surface elevation 112.5 m (369 ft)
Settlements Markkleeberg

Markkleeberger See is a lake in Saxony, Germany, next to Markkleeberg, a suburb on the south side of Leipzig. At an elevation of 112.5 m, its surface area is 2.52 km². It is a former open-pit coal mine, flooded in 1999 with groundwater and developed in 2006 as a tourist area. On its southeastern shore is Germany's only pump-powered artificial whitewater slalom course, the Kanupark Markkleeberg.

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