Spitzingsee

This article is about the lake and is not to be confused with Spitzingsee (village).

Spitzingsee is a lake in Bavaria, Germany. At an elevation of 1084 m, its surface area is 28.3 hectares (70 acres).

Spitzingsee
Spitzingsee
Location	Schliersee Mountains, Bavaria
Coordinates	47°39′58″N 11°53′12″E
Primary inflows	Lochgraben, Firstgraben
Primary outflows	Rote Valepp
Basin countries	Germany
Max. length	950 m (3,120 ft)
Max. width	300 m (980 ft)
Surface area	28.3 ha (70 acres)
Average depth	7.24 m (23.8 ft)
Max. depth	16.30 m (53.5 ft)
Water volume	2,049,000 m3 (72,400,000 cu ft)
Shore length1	2.9 km (1.8 mi)
Surface elevation	1,084 m (3,556 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Geography

The Spitzingsee is located about five kilometers south of the Schliersee and a few hundred meters south of the Spitzingsattels at an altitude of 1084 m in the Schliersee Mountains in the Bavarian Alps. With a surface area of 28.3 ha (0.283 km²), it is one of the largest mountain lakes in Bavaria. The lake's maximum depth is 16.3 m (53 ft) in the south basin, while the north basin's depth is up to 10.4 m (34 ft). The Spitzingsee has a comparatively large water catchment area of 7.51 km² (2.90 sq mi).

The lake is owned by the Free State of Bavaria; the Bavarian Administration of State-Owned Palaces, Gardens and Lakes is responsible for its administration.^[1] .