Gosławskie Lake Explained

Gosławskie Lake
Coords:52.295°N 18.2347°W
Type:Lake
Basin Countries:Poland
Pushpin Map:Poland
Area:1.48km2
Max-Depth:5.3m (17.4feet)

Gosławskie Lake is a shallow lake in central Poland known as Jezioro Gosławskie in Polish. It is located in Konin County in Gmina Ślesin, in the basin of the River Warta.[1] It is one of several lakes known collectively as the heated Konin Lakes because the water temperature is raised as a result of the outflow received from two power stations.[2]

Because of its east-west orientation and open aspect, and the predominance of winds from the north and west, the lake is a popular destination for windsurfers. The easiest access is from Konin-Gosławice in the southeastern part of the lake. Near here there is a castle, built between 1418 and 1426 by the bishop Andrzej Łaskarz, and the district museum.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Philip's . Atlas of the World . 1994 . Reed International . 0-540-05831-9 . 47 .
  2. Ejsmont-Karabin, J. . 2011 . Does invasion of Vallisneria spiralis L. promote appearance of rare and new rotifer (Rotifera) species in littoral of the lakes heated by power station (Konin Lakes, West Poland) . Polish Journal of Ecology . 59 . 1 . 201–207 .
  3. Web site: Windsurfing . 2010 . Powiat Koniński . 30 October 2018.