Parsteiner See is a lake in the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve in Brandenburg, Germany. At an elevation of 44 m, its surface area is 10.03 km2. It is located in the municipality of Parsteinsee, Barnim district.

Parsteiner See
Parsteiner See is located in Brandenburg
Parsteiner See
Parsteiner See
LocationSchorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve, Brandenburg
Coordinates52°56′1.28″N 13°58′56.25″E / 52.9336889°N 13.9822917°E / 52.9336889; 13.9822917
Primary outflowsNettelgraben
Catchment area150 km2 (58 sq mi)
Basin countriesGermany
Max. lengthca. 6,800 m (22,300 ft)
Max. width4,000 m (13,000 ft)
Surface area10.03 km2 (3.87 sq mi)
Average depth10.0 m (32.8 ft)
Max. depth31 m (102 ft)
Water volume77,000,000 m3 (2.7×109 cu ft)
Surface elevation44 m (144 ft)

External links edit

  •   Media related to Parsteiner See at Wikimedia Commons
  • Nixdorf, B.; et al. (2004), "Parsteiner See", Dokumentation von Zustand und Entwicklung der wichtigsten Seen Deutschlands (in German), Berlin: Umweltbundesamt, p. 92