Seeon Lakes

Seeon Lakes
Seeon Abbey on an island in the Klostersee (l.tr.: Abbey Lake)
Location	Bavaria, Germany
Coordinates	47°58′30″N 12°27′00″E / 47.97500°N 12.45000°ECoordinates: 47°58′30″N 12°27′00″E / 47.97500°N 12.45000°E
Type	Glacial lake
Primary outflows	Alz
Settlements	Seeon-Seebruck, Obing

Seeon Lakes (German: Seeoner Seen) is a small group of kettle lakes in Bavaria, Germany.^[1] It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Lake Chiemsee in the district of Traunstein. The lakes are protected as the nature reserve (German: Naturschutzgebiet) Seeoner Seen.^[2] On the main lake Seeoner See is a field station for limnological research from the University of Munich, Faculty of Biology.^[3][4]

Seeleiten-, Mitter- and Jägersee (top to bottom)

Lakes

1. Klostersee (Seeoner See) 47 ha (120 acres)^[5]
2. Griessee 9.21 ha (22.8 acres)
3. Brunnensee 5.88 ha (14.5 acres) (deapest lake 18.6 m (61 ft))
4. Seeleitensee 8.28 ha (20.5 acres)
5. Mittersee (Esterpointersee) 0.78 ha (1.9 acres)
6. Jägersee 2.21 ha (5.5 acres)
7. Bansee 3.30 ha (8.2 acres)

References

1. eiszeitseen.de PDF
2. "Naturschutzgebiet seit 1985 (Landkreis Traunstein)" (in German). Landkreise Rosenheim und Traunstein. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
3. "Limnological field station Seeon". aquatic-ecology.bio.lmu.de. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
4. "Impacts and dynamics of nitrogen supply in lake ecosystems". aquatic-ecology.bio.lmu.de. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
5. "Office for Water management, Seeoner See". Wwa-ts.bayern.de. Retrieved 2012-07-04.

External links

• (German) Office for Water management, District Traunstein