List of lakes of Schleswig-Holstein
This List of lakes in Schleswig-Holstein shows a selection of well-known lakes in the North German state of Schleswig-Holstein (sorted by surface area):
| Name | Area | Height in m above NN | Extent in km | Location | Coordinates | Greatest depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Großer Plöner See | 30 km2 | 21 m | ca. 30 km | south of Plön | 58 m | |
| Selenter See | 22.4 km2 | 37 m | ca. 29 km | north of Selent | 36 m | |
| Ratzeburger See | 13 km2 | 4 m | ca. 23 km | 14 km southeast of Lübeck | 24 m | |
| Tresdorfer See | 11.7 km2 | north of Plön | 14.7 m | |||
| Wittensee | 9.9 km2 | 4 m | ca. 14 km | 9 km northeast of Rendsburg | 21 m | |
| Westensee | 6.8 km2 | 6 m | ca. 23 km | 10 km west of Kiel | 18 m | |
| Kellersee | 5.6 km2 | 24 m | ca. 15 km | 5 km north of Eutin | 26 m | |
| Großer Binnensee | 4.8 km2 | m | ca. 11.4 km | northeast of Lütjenburg | 3 m | |
| Hemmelsdorfer See | 4.6 km2 | m | ca. 15.5 km | north of Lübeck | 39 m | |
| Windebyer Noor | 3.9 km2 | m | ca. 10 km | west of Eckernförde | 14 m | |
| Dieksee | 3.86 km2 | 22 m | ca. 12.5 km | west of Malente | 38 m | |
| Lanker See | 3.7 km2 | 19 m | ca. 15 km | south of Preetz | 21 m | |
| Wardersee | 3.5 km2 | 25 m | ca. 20 km | ca. 10 km east of Bad Segeberg | 25 m | |
| Dobersdorfer See | 3.2 km2 | 19 m | ca. 10 km | 10 km east of Kiel | 19 m | |
| Postsee | 2.9 km2 | 21 m | ca. 13 km | 4 km west of Preetz | 9 m | |
| Behler See | 2.77 km2 | 22 m | ca. 9 km | 4 km northeast of Plön | 43 m | |
| Passader See | 2.7 km2 | 19 m | ca. 9 km | 12 km east of Kiel | 11 m | |
| Kleiner Plöner See | 2.39 km2 | 20 m | ca. 11 km | nordwest of Plön | 31 m | |
| Großer Eutiner See | 2.2 km2 | 27 m | ca. 11 km | east of Eutin | 16 m | |
| Stocksee | 2.1 km2 | 28 m | ca. 11 km | 8 km east of Bornhöved | 30 m | |
| Küchensee (Ratzeburg) | 1.8 km2 | 4 m | ca. 6.7 km | south of Ratzeburg | 15 m | |
| Einfelder See | 1.7 km2 | 27 m | ca. 8.5 km | 7 km north of Neumünster | 8 m | |
| Großer Segeberger See | 1.7 km2 | 29 m | ca. 8.3 km | northeast of Bad Segeberg | 12 m | |
| Trammer See | 1.6 km2 | 20 m | 7.9 km | north of Plön | 33.4 m | |
| Bistensee | 1.5 km2 | 12 m | ca. 7.4 km | 8 km northeast of Rendsburg | 15 m | |
| Bothkamper See | 1.4 km2 | 24 m | ca. 8.3 km | 6 km northeast of Bordesholm | 2.5 m | |
| Langsee | 1.37 km2 | 16 m | ca. 11.5 km | north of Schleswig | 13 m | |
| Stolper See | 1.33 km2 | 27 m | ca. 5.7 km | 2 km northeast of Wankendorf | 15 m | |
| Vierer See | 1.32 km2 | 19 m | 3.2 k | near Bösdorf | 18.8 m | |
| Mözener See | 1.22 km2 | 18 m | ca. 8 km | west of Bad Segeberg | 8 m | |
| Belauer See | 1.2 km2 | 29 m | ca. 5.7 km | 5 km northeast of Bornhöved | 26 m | |
| Brahmsee | 1.1 km2 | 19 m | ca. 5.3 km | 5 km northeast of Nortorf | 10 m | |
| Großer Pönitzer See | 1.1 km2 | 19 m | ca. 4.3 km | southeast of Pönitz | 19 m | |
| Schöhsee | 0.78 km2 | |||||
| Bordesholmer See | 0.7 km2 | 25 m | ca. 5 km | 10 km north of Neumünster | 8 m | |
| Wardersee | 0.6 km2 | 19 m | ca. 4.4 km | 5 km northeast of Nortorf | 9 m | |
| Ihlsee | 0.291 km2 | 27.7 m | ca. 2.2 km | Nordwestrand Bad Segeberg | 21.5 m | |
| Wellsee | 0.25 km2 | 29 m | ca. 3.3 km | southeast of Kiel | 3 m | |
| Bültsee | 0.20 km2 | 9.4 m | ca. 2.4 km | between Schleswig and Eckernförde | 13.4 m | |
| Garrensee | 0.18 km2 | 41.8 m | ca. 2.4 km | southeast of Ratzeburg | 23 m | |
| Großer Benzer See | 0.13 km2 | c. 0.6 km | 15.8m |
See also
External links
- Documentation on the most important lakes in Germany by TU Cottbus, Part 1: Schleswig-Holstein (in German)
- List of lakes in the environmental report of Schleswig-Holstein (in German)
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