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Cottbuser Ostsee
Artificial lake in Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Cottbuser Ostsee (Cottbus Eastern Lake; Lower Sorbian: Chóśebuski pódzajtšny jazor) is an artificial lake under development on the grounds of the former open-pit lignite mine de:Tagebau Cottbus Nord near Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany.
Quick Facts Cottbus Eastern Lake, Location ...
Cottbus Eastern Lake | |
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Location | northeast of Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany |
Coordinates | 51.786°N 14.417°E / 51.786; 14.417 |
Type | flooded former open pit lignite mine |
Part of | Lusatian Lake District |
Primary inflows | Hammergraben (Spree) |
Built | December 23, 2015 (2015-12-23) end of mining April 12, 2019 (2019-04-12) start of flooding |
First flooded | April 12, 2019 (2019-04-12) begin of flooding December 31, 2030 (2030-12-31) end of flooding (planned) |
Surface area | 1,900 hectares (4,700 acres) (planned) |
Average depth | 2.5 to 3 metres (8 ft 2 in to 9 ft 10 in) (planned) |
Max. depth | 30 metres (98 ft) (planned) |
Water volume | 150,000,000 cubic metres (5.3×109 cu ft) (planned) |
Surface elevation | 61.8 metres (203 ft) above Normalhöhennull (planned) |
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