Wockersee

The Wockersee is a lake in the county town of Parchim in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Description

The body of water located in the northeast of the city, while about two-thirds of the western shore and the south shore are built, is the Wockersee the north and east by woods and meadows, surrounded to the north by wet meadows. The coming north from the peat bog Granziner Wocker opens at the northern shore of the lake. The outflow of water is done via the Wocker ( papermaker ditch ), which opens into a tributary of the Elde.

The approximately 1500 meters long, 600 meters wide and 60 -acre Wockersee has a water volume of 2.26 million m³. The water level is 44.1 m above sea level. NHN. The average depth is 3.8 meters. The deepest 6.4 meters shall have the waters in its eastern central region. The catchment area has a size of 33.3 km ². Because of its low water depth of Wockersee is classified as polymictic. In investigations of the State Agency for Environment and Nature ( StAUN ) Schwerin in 1997 found a high nutrient load, the depth of visibility improved between 1997 and 2001 by 0.8 to 1.0 meters.

Earlier, the lake was heavily fish and economically used for recreation. Today, he serves primarily to recreation. There are several bathing facilities, such as at the bathhouse on the west bank, which also offers boat rentals, sailing, surfing and fishing.

Trivia

As the unofficial and popular name of the city is Parchim " Pütt " was first mentioned in the literature since the 1920s and is now widespread in the region. From non-local Mecklenburgern was formerly often " Pütt bi Parchen " used in reference to the town. The Low German word for " puddle " was played by probably due to the size of the Parchimer Wockersees to, but is now associated with the town.