List of lakes in Austria
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The following is a list of Lakes in Austria.
- AchenseeAchenseeThe Achensee is a lake north of Jenbach in Tyrol, Austria. It is the largest lake within the federal state, and has a maximal depth of 133 metres. Together with the Achental valley it parts the Karwendel mountain range in the west from the Brandenberg Alps in the east.Water quality is near drinking...
- AlmseeAlmseeAlmsee is a lake in Upper Austria in the Almtal valley, south of the town of Grünau im Almtal. The lake lies in the northern portion of the Totes Gebirge mountains and is about 2.3 km by 700 m wide....
- AtterseeAttersee (lake)Attersee is the largest lake of the Salzkammergut area of Austria. It extends for about 20 km from north to south and 4 km from east to west. Its water comes from the Seeache, which flows out of another lake, the Mondsee...
- EisseeEisseeThe Upper and Lower Eissee are two lakes in the Dachstein Mountains in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. They lie north of a high mountain, the Gjaidstein, at an elevation of around .- Lower Eissee :...
- Faaker SeeFaaker SeeFaaker See or Lake Faak is an alpine lake in the Austrian state of Carinthia. With a surface of approximately 2.2 km² it is the state's fifth largest lake. Faaker See is a popular vacation and bathing destination, known for its clear turquoise water...
- FuschlseeFuschlseeFuschlsee is a lake in the Salzkammergut, Austria, located at . Its surface is approximately 2.7 km² and its maximum depth is 66 metres....
- Grüner See (Styria)Grüner See (Styria)Grüner See is a lake in Styria, Austria near the town of Tragöß. The lake is surrounded by the Hochschwab mountains and forests. The name “Green Lake” originated because of its emerald green water. The clean and clear water comes from the snowmelt from the karst mountains and has a temperature of...
- Hallstätter SeeHallstätter SeeLake Hallstatt or Hallstätter See is a lake in the Salzkammergut, Austria, located at . Its surface is approximately 8.55 km² and its maximum depth is 125 metres. It is a popular destination for tourists, especially scuba divers....
- Heiterwanger SeeHeiterwanger SeeHeiterwanger See is a lake in the Tirol, Austria, located at . Its surface is approximately 1.37 km² and its maximum depth is 61 metres. It is well-known Heiterwanger See is good for fishing. Kaiser Maximilian I of Austria often fished here....
- IrrseeIrrseeIrrsee is a lake in the Salzkammergut, Austria, located at . Its surface is approximately 3.5 km² and its maximum depth is 32 metres. It is a popular tourist destination, also thanks to the warmest water temperature of all lakes in Salzkammergut....
- Klopeiner SeeKlopeiner SeeLake Klopein is a lake near the town of Völkermarkt in Carinthia, Austria, located within the municipality of Sankt Kanzian. Its surface is approximately 1.1 km² and its maximum depth is 48 metres. 15 fish species live in the lake....
- Millstätter SeeMillstätter See-General facts:Lake Millstatt is situated in the Central Eastern Alps, near the town of Spittal an der Drau. With a surface area of it is the second largest lake of Carinthia , though with by far the deepest and most voluminous. Its steep shore gives the lake a fjord-like character...
- Mondsee
- Lake Neusiedl (Neusiedler See)
- PlanseePlanseePlansee is a lake in the Tyrol, Austria, located at . Its surface is approximately 2.87 km² and its maximum depth is 78 metres.It lies on Austrian Federal Highway B 179, which crosses the Ammersattel into Germany....
- Reintaler SeeReintaler SeeReintaler See is a lake of Tyrol, Austria....
- TraunseeTraunseeTraunsee is a lake in the Salzkammergut, Austria, located at . Its surface is approximately 24.5 km² and its maximum depth is 191 metres. It is a popular tourist destination, and its attractions include Schloss Ort, a medieval castle....
- UriseeUriseeUrisee is a lake of Tyrol, Austria....
- WolfgangseeWolfgangseeWolfgangsee is a lake in Austria that lies mostly within the state of Salzburg and is one of the best known lakes in the Salzkammergut resort region. The municipalities on its shore are Strobl, St. Gilgen with the villages of Abersee and Ried as well as the market town of St. Wolfgang in the state...
- WörtherseeWörtherseeThe Wörthersee is an alpine lake in the southern Austrian state of Carinthia.-General facts:The lake is elongated, about 20 km long and 1–2 km wide. It stretches from the Carinthian capital Klagenfurt in the east to Velden in the west...
- Zeller SeeZeller SeeLake Zell is a small freshwater lake in the Austrian Alps. It takes its name from the city of Zell am See which is located on a small delta protruding into the lake. The lake is long and wide...