Lake Moels | |
Location: | Tyrol, Austria |
Coords: | 47.1733°N 11.6097°W |
Pushpin Map: | Austria Tyrol |
Outflow: | Mölsbach |
Basin Countries: | Austria |
Length: | c. 200m (700feet)[1] |
Width: | c. 55m (180feet) |
Area: | 3.460NaN0 |
Elevation: | 22400NaN0 |
Lake Moels (German: Mölssee) is a lake of Tyrol, Austria.
It can be found at the upper part of the Wattental valley at a height of 2,240 metres.[1] With an area of, it is one of the larger lakes in the area.[1] The lake can be reached by following the road German: Wattentalstraße beginning in Wattens. Then above the Moels Alp the lake may be gained by walking up a pretty steep trail heading for the Moels col (German: Mölser Scharte). The mountain lake lies within a military training area, so it can be only visited at certain particular times.
Water temperature:
The crystal-clear, clean, mountain lake water has a very high drinking water quality and is a habitat for fish such as carp and trout.[1] The lake is very cold and, even in midsummer, temperatures of are rarely reached.
The Mölsbach is the natural outflow and drains the lake.[1]