Düsseldorf-Unterbach#Lake Unterbach

The The.Unterbacher lake is a gravel pit in the district sub- stream in the southeast of Dusseldorf.

Description

The resulting by Auskiesung waters is 83.6 hectares and up to 13.4 m deep. Around the lake is a nature reserve The.Unterbacher Lake / Eller Forst, consisting mostly of loose forest cover. Within this Forst, there are numerous hiking and biking trails. In the lake itself there are four designated as a bird sanctuary islands. The lake is connected by a ditch with the spawning pond and the adjacent Eselsbach. It was created by dredging for sand and gravel extraction 1926-1973. During the Second World War, when this was a scale to deceive Allied bomber aerodrome certificate of the German Luftwaffe.

The lake is an important recreational area for the Dusseldorf area and is managed by special purpose association recreation area The.Unterbacher lake, which was founded on 7 February 1956 and consists of the neighboring cities of Dusseldorf, Erkrath and Hilden. Campsites, a high ropes course and beaches can be found on the north and south shores, the latter also a nudist beach. On the north shore are also offered a panoramic terrace with a restaurant, a mini golf course and a small sailboat marina with boat rental and unused from Düsseldorf and Erkrather schools rowing boat harbor. There are bathrooms on both beach parking, but they are utilized quickly in good weather. The journey is also possible by bus and bicycle.

On the other side of the neighboring Federal Highway 46 is the Elbsee. It is accessible for pedestrians and cyclists through an underpass. By 2015, there will be built a wellness center.