Plansee

The Plansee is located close to the municipalities in the district of Reutte Breitenwang and Heiterwang, Tirol, Austria within the Oberammergau Alps.

General

The lake, which is located about 7 km as the crow southwest of the Ammer saddle is built by 1908, about 300 m long channel with the originally about 68 cm higher Heiterwanger lake connected, of which he, in addition to the other tributaries spit Bach and Torsäulenbach be water refers. In the northwest of the Plansee has a drain through the so-called small Plansee and the Archbach to Lech. It has two pools with 77 and 72 m depth on a total area of ​​2.87 km ², making it the largest lake in the district ( Außerfern ).

The lake is used together with the Heiterwanger lake from the electricity companies as a storage Reutte, in the winter months, the water level is lowered. Similar to the Heiterwanger See the low biomass of algae and the high visibility depths ( up to 15 m) nutrient levels and thus an excellent water condition also demonstrate the Plansee.

Am Plansee or on Heiterwanger lake runs one of the highest commercial shipping lines in Austria that offers by the end of May until the autumn tours.

In the same village Plansee ( Breitenwang ) a campsite, the hotel " Forelle", a diver Camp as well as a planned controlled boat dock exists.

On the north shore of the lake plan leading through the Ammersattel road runs between Reutte and Ettal and Oberammergau.

Pictures

West to East

West view from the campsite

View from the Embankment to Thaneller and Tauern