Lake Schwerin

Lake Schwerin (Schweriner See)
Location	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Coordinates	53°38′N 11°28′E / 53.633°N 11.467°E / 53.633; 11.467Coordinates: 53°38′N 11°28′E / 53.633°N 11.467°E / 53.633; 11.467
Type	eutrophic
Primary outflows	Wallensteingraben, Stör Canal
Basin countries	Germany
Max. length	21 km (13 mi)
Max. width	6 km (3.7 mi)
Surface area	61.54 km2 (23.76 sq mi)
Average depth	12.8 m (42 ft)
Max. depth	52.4 m (172 ft)
Residence time	10.1 years
Surface elevation	37.6 m (123 ft)
Settlements	Schwerin, Bad Kleinen

Lake Schwerin (German: Schweriner See) is a lake in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, northern Germany. It was named after the city Schwerin, on its southwestern shore. The smaller town Bad Kleinen is on the north shore of the lake. Its surface is approximately 61.54 square kilometres (23.76 sq mi), and its maximum depth is 52.4 metres (172 ft). The natural outflow of the lake is the (channelized) river Stör, a tributary of the Elde, and part of the Elbe watershed. The Wallensteingraben, a 16th-century canal, connects the lake with the Baltic Sea at Wismar.

Map of Schwerin and its lakes, most dominantly the Lake Schwerin with its inner and outer lake area

Aerial view of Schwerin on the lakes

Schwerin Castle on its own island in the Lake Schwerin

Yachting Club at Lake Schwerin

White Fleet, cruiseships at the city's lakeshore

Beach in Zippendorf, a district of Schwerin

The Beutel are of Lake Schwerin

Sunrise at the Marstall peninsula

Schwerin seen from the Lake

Observation tower on Kaninchenwerder, an island of Lake Schwerin

Sunrise at Ziegelwerder island

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