Wdzydze Lake
| Wdzydze Lake | |
|---|---|
 Wdzydze Lake | |
| Coordinates | 53°58′31″N 17°54′19″E / 53.97528°N 17.90528°ECoordinates: 53°58′31″N 17°54′19″E / 53.97528°N 17.90528°E |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Wda |
| Primary outflows | Wda |
| Basin countries | Poland |
| Surface area | 145 km2 (56 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 15.2 m (50 ft) |
| Max. depth | 69.5 m (228 ft) |
| Water volume | 220,800,000 m3 (179,000 acre·ft) |
| Surface elevation | 134.1 m (440 ft) |
| Islands | Ostrów Wielki, Ostrów Mały, Sorka, Sidły and Glonek |
| Settlements | Wdzydze Tucholskie |
The view to the lake from a pier.
Wdzydze (Kashubian Jezoro Wdzëcczé), also known as the Kashubian Sea, Big Water and Szerzawa - is a lake in the Tuchola Forest in the Kościerzyna County (Pomeranian Voivodeship), in the region of South Kashubia.[1]
Holds the five linked lakes: Wdzydze, Radolne, Gołuń, Jelenie and Słupinko.
The whole lake is part of the Wdzydze Landscape Park.
The lake has many large islands ( including Ostrów Wielki which is inhabited, Ostrów Mały, Sorka, Sidły and Glonek), which the total area of them is 150.7 hectares. Through the lake the river Wda flows.
In the lake, which does not have a full connection with the Baltic Sea, lives the fish brown trout. Its presence in the lake is disputed by ichthyologists.[2]
References
- ↑ "Bazy danych - Nauka Polska".
- ↑ Administrator. "Jezioro Wdzydze".
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