Wdzydze Lake

Wdzydze (Kashubian Jezoro Wdzydzczé), also known as the Kashubian Sea, Big Water and Szerzawa, is a lake in the Tuchola Forest in the Kościerzyna County (Pomeranian Voivodeship), in the region of South Kashubia in northern Poland.^[1]

Wdzydze Lake
Wdzydze Lake
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Coordinates	53°58′31″N 17°54′19″E
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Wda
Primary outflows	Wda
Basin countries	Poland
Surface area	14.5 km2 (5.6 sq mi)
Average depth	15.2 m (50 ft)
Max. depth	69.5 m (228 ft)
Water volume	220,800,000 m3 (179,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation	134.1 m (440 ft)
Islands	Ostrów Wielki, Ostrów Mały, Sorka, Sidły and Glonek
Settlements	Wdzydze Tucholskie

The view to the lake from a pier.

The lake is part of a system of linked lakes, comprising Wdzydze, Radolne, Gołuń, Jelenie, and Słupinko.

The whole lake is part of the Wdzydze Landscape Park.

The lake has many large islands (including Ostrów Wielki, which is inhabited; Ostrów Mały; Sorka; Sidły; and Glonek), the total area of which is 150.7 hectares. The river Wda flows through the lake.

The lake is said to be inhabited by brown trout, but the fish's presence in the lake is disputed by ichthyologists.^[2]