Schöhsee

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The Schöhsee is a lake in the Holstein Switzerland in Schleswig -Holstein and is located in the urban area of ​​the district town of Plön.

Description

The steep furrow, mesotrophic - eutrophic waters has a water area of 0.78 km ², a maximum depth of 29.3 meters, an average depth of 10.9 meters and a lake volume of 8.5 million m³. The inflow has loose lake with a 2.3 km ² large catchment area at its eastern end, a 400 meter long drainage in the Behler See.

Located in a hilly landscape lake is bounded by extensively managed grassland in the north and east, a mixed forest in the southeast, a small garden and a cemetery on the south bank, as well as private gardens, a fishing club on the west bank and one on the lake extending for about 800 meters way. To the west of the cemetery is a large unguarded swimming area and another swimming area can be found in the forest.

In addition, he has three small, forested islands ( from west to east: Small Warder, Central St Warder, Warder Large ).

The lake water level fluctuates between a maximum of 22.45 meters above sea level in spring and minimum 22.27 meters above sea level in late summer ( data from 2001 ).

The Schöhsee has in the winter months for some regional waterbird species importance, especially for times up to 2000 series bonds. In addition, the lake is part of the hunting area of sea eagles, and breeding area of oystercatchers, grebes, kingfishers, goldeneye and many other water birds.

Due to the resulting from the relatively small catchment area of the water body low nutrient content, especially nitrogen and phosphorus, and therefore the limited algal growth is the Schöhsee with a summer Secchi depth of over 3.5 meters one of the clearest lakes in Schleswig-Holstein.

Boating on the lake with sailing and motor boats is prohibited, while he may be navigated by canoes, rowboats and paddle boats with the obtained coefficients Fishing Club approval.

The existing under that name until 2007 Max Planck Institute for Limnology ( since April 2007 Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology ), which lies on the banks of Schöhsees, examined, among other things in this ecosystem inland waters.

As the lake, which is currently in a good ecological status, in particular in the field of underwater fauna and vegetation, and the relatively long replacement time is capable of regeneration only slightly, it requires a strict protection in order to maintain this condition. A possible hazard could find, take place with an intensification of agriculture and the use of fertilizers in the fields or in the gardens.