Weitsee

Separate upper lake with island Bidlieger

The Weitsee is a lake in the municipality of Reit im Winkl between Ruhpolding and Reit im Winkl with 63.60 acres and 9.3 m maximum and 3.5 m in average depth.

Description

The lake is located in the Three Lakes area ( the other lakes are Mittersee and Lödensee ) and extends to the other two lakes in the valley between Gurnwandkopf and Dürrnbachhorn directly to the German Alpine Road ( B305 ). The outflow is via the Mittersee and Lödensee, the water seeps into the. Langen through the sand, a boulder field on the north side of the Dürrbach horn, bulk cargo area Studies have shown that a portion of the water flow beneath the Hochgern to Bergen ( Chiemgau ) and again there comes to light in Bergen Moor.

In the constricted through the south of Lake mountainous peninsula projecting into the upper lake Bürgl part of the lake with a size of around 15 hectares, the 0.8 acre island located Bidlieger. This route, only 50 cm deep part of the lake is the most affected by the silting. At the narrowest point between the two Seeteilen ( almost 30 meters) there is an approximately 5 m deep source pot.

The absence of larger aboveground inflows makes a positive contribution to water quality clearly, so all three lakes are often used in summer for bathing. In winter, cross-country ski from Reit im Winkl leads to Ruhpolding across the frozen lake surface.

Parts of the shore are home to rare and protected species such as the Siberian iris and light brown eye ( Mionis dyas ).

Weitsee from the West ...

And from the east