Štrbské pleso

For the neighborhood, see Štrbské Pleso.

Štrbské pleso
Location	High Tatras
Coordinates	49°07′21″N 20°03′30″E / 49.1225°N 20.05833°E / 49.1225; 20.05833Coordinates: 49°07′21″N 20°03′30″E / 49.1225°N 20.05833°E / 49.1225; 20.05833
Lake type	moraine-dammed
Primary inflows	Underground
Primary outflows	Underground
Basin countries	Slovakia
Max. length	640 m (0.40 mi)
Max. width	600 m (0.37 mi)
Surface area	19.76 ha (648,000 ft)
Max. depth	20 m (66 ft)
Water volume	1284 cubic kilometers
Surface elevation	1,346 m (4,416 ft)
Frozen	> 155 days/year
Islands	Limited rocks
Settlements	Štrbské Pleso

Štrbské pleso (Hungarian: Csorbató or Csorba-tó, German: Tschirmer See, Polish: Szczyrbskie jezioro) is a picturesque mountain lake of glacial origin and a top tourist destination in the High Tatras, Slovakia. It is the second largest glacial lake on the Slovak side of the High Tatras, after Hincovo pleso. Maximum depth is 20 meters.

Description

Štrbské pleso is now part of the neighborhood of Štrbské Pleso (spelled with a capital P). It is on the municipal lands of the village of Štrba, after which Štrbské pleso ("Lake Štrba") is now named. The word pleso ("tarn") is applied only to mountain lakes. The locals used to call it "the puddle" or "pond" (mláka) in the past.^[1] It is the second largest glacial lake on the Slovak side of the High Tatras, after Hincovo pleso to which it loses by 0.8 acres (3,200 m²).^[2] It is fed by underground springs and has no visible outflow stream. Its surface remains frozen for around 155 days per year.^[3]

Frozen over for 155 days a year

See also

• Tatra mountains
• Tourism in Slovakia
• Vysoké Tatry (town)

References

1. ^ Miloš Janoška, Sprievodca po Tatrách. 1911.
2. ^ "Top 10 of the High Tatras." vysoke-tatry.sk
3. ^ "Štrbské pleso." Encyklopédia regiónu Vysoké Tatry. vysoke-tatry.info