Lake Rusałka

Lake Rusałka

Infobox lake
lake_name = Lake Rusałka
image_lake = Jezioro Rusalka Poznan.jpg
caption_lake = View from northern shore
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caption_bathymetry =
location = Poznań
coords = coord|52|25|36|N|16|52|43|E|type:waterbody_region:PL|display=inline,title
type = artificial lake
inflow = Bogdanka
outflow = Bogdanka
catchment =
basin_countries = Poland
length =
width =
area = convert|36.7|ha|acre|0|abbr=on
depth =
max-depth = convert|9|m|ft|0|abbr=on
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elevation =
islands =
cities = Poznań

Lake Rusałka is an artificial lake in Poznań, Poland with an area of 367,000 square metres. It was formed in 1943 as a result of the damming of the Bogdanka River. In 1940 thousands of people were executed in the forests surrounding the lake.

See also: Rusałka


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