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Lake Senftenberg (Senftenberger See) | |
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Location | Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Brandenburg |
Coordinates | 51°30′0″N 14°01′0″E / 51.50000°N 14.01667°E |
Type | Artificial lake |
Primary inflows | Black Elster |
Primary outflows | Black Elster |
Basin countries | Germany |
Surface area | 13 km2 (5.0 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 28 m (92 ft) |
Surface elevation | 99 m (325 ft) |
Lake Senftenberg (German: Senftenberger See, formerly called Speicherbecken Niemtsch—Niemtsch reservoir, Upper Sorbian: Złykomorowski jězor, Lower Sorbian: Złykomorowski jazor) is an artificial lake in Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Brandenburg, Germany. It is located in the Lusatian Lake District, a chain of artificial lakes. The lake is located on the border of Lower and Upper Lusatia between the southern Brandenburg city of Senftenberg and its districts Niemtsch and Großkoschen. Lake Senftenberg is one of the largest artificial lakes in Germany with an area of 1300 hectares (5 sq. mi.).