| Lake Ciecere | |
| Location: | Saldus Municipality |
| Coords: | 56.6558°N 22.5606°W |
| Inflow: | , |
| Catchment: | NaNkm2 --> |
| Basin Countries: | Latvia |
| Length: | 9.5km (05.9miles) |
| Width: | 0.4km (00.2miles) |
| Area: | 2.768km2 |
| Depth: | 7.2m (23.6feet) |
| Max-Depth: | 22m (72feet) |
| Volume: | NaNkm3 --> |
| Elevation: | 100.3m (329.1feet) |
| Islands: | Oak Island |
| Cities: | Brocēni |
| Pushpin Map: | Latvia |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Lake Ciecere in Latvia |
Lake Ciecere (Latvian: Cieceres ezers) is a lake in the southern part of Latvia, near the town of Brocēni in Saldus Municipality, Latvia. The lake has the status of a nature reserve.
The area of the lake is 276.8 hectares. The lake is stretched from north to south; its length is 9.5 km, and its maximum width is 0.4 km.
It is a proglacial lake located in a furrow and is the most expressive example of this type of lake in Latvia. In some places the lake is reminiscent of a river. It is sandy and muddy. Its shores are in places cliffs. One large island is Oak Island (Latvian: Ozolu), which has an area of 14 hectares.
From 1923 to 1977 this island had the status of a natural monument, and from 1977 to 1999 it was a botanical reserve.
The rivers Dunupe and Mazupe flow into the lake, and the river Ciecere flows out of it.
Previously, it was believed that lake has a maximum depth of 50 m, but measurements carried out in 2000 showed that it is no deeper than 22 m.[1]
There are seven species of fish in the lake, including common carp, northern pike, European eel, and zander.[2]