Černé jezero
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Černé jezero (German: Schwarzer See, meaning "Black Lake") in the Bohemian Forest is the largest and deepest natural lake in the Czech Republic.[4]
Černé jezero | |
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Location | near Železná Ruda, Czech Republic |
Coordinates | 49°10′45″N 13°10′57″E |
Type | glacial[1] |
Primary outflows | Černý potok |
Catchment area | 1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Czech Republic |
Max. length | ~530 m (1,740 ft) |
Max. width | ~350 m (1,150 ft) |
Surface area | 18.4 ha (45 acres)[1][2][3][4] |
Average depth | 15 m (49 ft) |
Max. depth | 40.6 m (133 ft)[1][2][3] |
Water volume | 2.878×10 |
Shore length1 | ~1,300 m (4,300 ft) |
Surface elevation | 1,008 m (3,307 ft)[1][3] |
References | [1] [4] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
This triangular lake surrounded with spruce forest is located about 6 km northwest of Železná Ruda under a 300-metre-high cliff on Jezerní hora (1,343 m).[2] It is of glacial origin, a product of the Würm glaciation. The water in the lake is oligotrophic. There is a natural outflow through Černý potok, a short stream which is a tributary of the Úhlava River. The main European water divide runs across the mountain just above the lake. As a consequence, Černé jezero belongs to the water basin of the Elbe, which finds the North Sea, while Čertovo jezero just 2 km away drains into the Danube and thence the Black Sea.
The oldest pumped-storage hydroelectric plant in the Czech Republic (built 1929-1930) is located here; the lake serves as its upper reservoir.