Lanser Moor Explained

Lanser Moor
Water Lily Pond
Location:Innsbruck, Tyrol
Coords:47.2406°N 11.4183°W
Type:Moorland Lake
Inflow:none
Pushpin Map:Austria Tyrol
Outflow:none
Basin Countries:Austria
Length:80m (260feet)
Width:100m (300feet)
Area:8000m2
Depth:3m (10feet)
Volume:24m2
Elevation:582m (1,909feet)
Islands:none
Cities:Innsbruck, Lans

The Fen of Lans (also Lanser Moor or Water Lily Pond) is located north above Lake Lans at an altitude of 582 metres in the Paschberg forest.[1] With an area of 8000 m² and a depth of 3 metres the lake is much smaller than its neighbour.

To keep its natural beauty intact, bathing and swimming was already forbidden by the city administration of Innsbruck very early. The lake is under nature conservation. The muddy water has reed-lined shores which often hide big quicksand-like puddles. The water quality fluctuates between A and B grade. Smaller kinds of carp, roach, and rudd live in the lake and several ducks call the lake home.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The forest streetcar . 2022-06-17 . The forest streetcar . en.
  2. Hofer . R. . 2006-01-24 . The adaptation of digestive enzymes to temperature, season and diet in roach, Rutilus rutilus L. and rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus L. 1. Amylase . Journal of Fish Biology . en . 14 . 6 . 565–572 . 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1979.tb03556.x.