Wilczyn Lake
| Wilczyńskie Lake | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Wilczyńskie Lake Location within Greater Poland Voivodeship | |
| Location | Gmina Wilczyn, Greater Poland Voivodeship |
| Coordinates | 52°28′55″N 18°06′58″E / 52.48194°N 18.11611°E |
| Basin countries | Poland |
| Max. length | 5.5 km (3.4 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.6 km (0.37 mi) |
Surface area | 1.738 km2 (0.671 sq mi) |
Average depth | 7.3 m (24 ft) |
| Max. depth | 24.9 m (82 ft) |
| Settlements | Wilczyn |
Wilczyn Lake (Polish: Jezioro Wilczyńskie) is a ribbon lake in Gmina Wilczyn, Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, north-central Poland, near the village of Wilczyn.
In 2011, there was much concernabout the lake drying up and disappearing due to nearby lignite coal mines.[1] This concern was expressed again in 2016.[2]
Morphometric data
The area of the lake's water table is 173.5 hectares (429 acres).[3] The average depth is 7.3 metres (24 ft),[3] while the maximum depth is 23.2 metres (76 ft).[3] The water table is located at a height of 99 metres (325 ft) above sea level.[4]
References
- ↑ Gąbka, Maciej; Joniak, Tomasz; Owsianny, Paweł (2011). "The effects of lakes drying – the characteristics of submerged macrophyte vegetation, phytoplankton structure and light conditions in Wilczyńskie Lake (western Poland)". In Matuła, Jan; Richter, Dorota; Urbaniak, Jacek (eds.). 30th International Conference of the Polish Phycological Society “The past, present and future of phycological research. Its significance for man and environment protection”: Book of Abstracts. Wrocław, Poland.
- ↑ Ciobanu, Claudia (10 July 2016). "Poland's disappearing lakes fuel battle over coal mining". news.trust.org. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- 1 2 3 Tybiszewska, Elżbieta; Kołodziej, Lidia; Michalak, Jadwiga; Przybylska, Małgorzata; Styczń, Lucyna; Szeremietew, Marzenna. "RAPORT O STANIE Ś RODOWISKA W WIELKOPOLSCE W ROKU 2001" (PDF) (in Polish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-05-13. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
- ↑ Choiński, Adam (2006). Katalog jezior Polski (in Polish). Poznań: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza. ISBN 978-83-232-1732-9.