Gosauseen

The Gosauseen are three lakes in the Salzkammergut belonging Gosau Valley in Upper Austria, Austria.

• Front Gosau
• Gosaulacke
• Rear Gosau

Front and Rear Gosau have virtually no connection to each other. Both lakes are mainly fed by springs that come from the glaciers of the Dachstein, below the water surface.

Geography and Landscape

The Gosau lakes lie in a narrow V-shaped valley V- or north-east of the massif of the Gosau ridge, which has numerous climbing peaks with peaks as Donnerkogel, Tom Thumb or bishop's cap. To the southeast, the Dachstein massif, the lakes are mainly fed by the glaciers rises.

The striking valley is a grave breach, which runs until the rice aisle at Hochkessel head and marks the boundary between the Sedimentkalk the Dachstein and the reef limestone of the Gosau ridge. It is mainly forested, only the lakes, there are some pastures, but for the most part the banks fall steeply into the water.

All three lakes are a nature reserve.

The Front Gosau

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Endorheisches waters

The front Gosau Lake is a natural lake, which is a Gletscherrückzugsee the last ice age. It is fed by underground springs in the rear lake area. The outflows take place underground to the Brunn streams in Gosau. The lake was dammed but also for optimal utilization for energy production in 1910 by about 12 m, and partly fed the water to the power plant at the end of Gosau Gosau valley. The lake is very popular with divers for its clear water.

In the lake several fish species are present, the minnow ( minnow) was indigenous, rainbow trout, perch, pike are used. Another native fish was the Black Rider, a small game fish, which died out 50 years ago.

On Seeanfang, which is still accessible by road from Gosau, located with the Gosaukammbahn to Gablonzerhütte an entry point to the ski resort Dachstein -West.

• Historical Views

Josef Thoma: View of the Gosau Lake, 1899

Lake Gosau with Dachstein, Photochrom, about 1900

Carl Kaiser autumn: Homestead on Lake Gosau, 1940

The Gosaulacke

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Episodic waters

The Gosaulacke is a small water bodies of lesser depth. It is an episodic waters, which has no permanent inflow, but is only filled with snow melt or after heavy rains through the overflowing rear Gosau Lake, and then overflows into the front lake. In dry periods, the lake disappears. The water quality varies from excellent clear and turbid water.

The Rear Gosau

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Endorheisches waters

The rear Gosau flows mostly through a cave system in the forest stream origin, the giant source of the woodland stream; and the mill stream in Lake Hallstatt. In addition to sources of Gosau Bach in the Gosau Valley, far below the lake front, from. Only at high tide or when the snow melts in the spring is next to the giant karst source Launigg (! 547.5157005513.5355005 ⊙ 47.515713.53551160 ), inter alia, a creek bed than overflow active, and fills the Gosaulacke on.

Trails

• To Gablonzerhütte
• About the Steiglpass ( Gosaukammbahn ) for Hofpürglhütte
• 614 Bridle Path to Adamekhütte
• About the Langtal and the forest brook origin of Hallstatt and the salt mine