Markkleeberger See Explained

Markkleeberger See
Location:Saxony
Coords:51.2668°N 12.4096°W
Pushpin Map:Saxony
Basin Countries:Germany
Area:2.52km2
Max-Depth:ca. 57mto63mm (187feetto207feetm)
Elevation:112.5m (369.1feet)
Cities:Markkleeberg

Markkleeberger See is a lake in Saxony, Germany, next to Markkleeberg, a suburb on the south side of Leipzig. At an elevation of 112.5 m, its surface area is 2.52 km2. It is a former open-pit coal mine, flooded in 1999 with groundwater and developed in 2006 as a tourist area. On its southeastern shore is Germany's only pump-powered artificial whitewater slalom course, the Kanupark Markkleeberg. The lake is a part of the Central German Lake District.