Niedersonthofener See

Niedersonthofener See
Location	Oberallgäu, Bavaria
Coordinates	47°38′5.91″N 10°15′53.41″E / 47.634975°N 10.2648361°E / 47.634975; 10.2648361Coordinates: 47°38′5.91″N 10°15′53.41″E / 47.634975°N 10.2648361°E / 47.634975; 10.2648361
Primary inflows	Dorfbach, Schrattenbach, Hasenhohbach, Seebach
Basin countries	Germany
Max. length	2.8 km
Max. width	550 m
Surface area	135.30 ha
Average depth	10 m
Max. depth	21.3 m
Water volume	13,500,000 m3 (480,000,000 cu ft)
Surface elevation	703,30 m

Niedersonthofener See is a lake in Oberallgäu, Bavaria, Germany. At an elevation of 703,30 m, its surface area is 135.30 ha. The lake is known for having a shape that is strikingly similar to that of a whale.

References

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

External links

• Nixdorf, B.; et al. (2004), "Niedersonthofener See" (in German), Dokumentation von Zustand und Entwicklung der wichtigsten Seen Deutschlands, Berlin: Umweltbundesamt, pp. 52, http://www-docs.tu-cottbus.de/gewaesserschutz/public/projekte/uba_2/11_bayern.pdf#page=52