Kölpinsee

Kölpinsee
Location Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Coordinates 53°30′3″N 12°34′50″E / 53.50083°N 12.58056°E / 53.50083; 12.58056Coordinates: 53°30′3″N 12°34′50″E / 53.50083°N 12.58056°E / 53.50083; 12.58056
Primary inflows Elde
Primary outflows Elde
Basin countries Germany
Surface area 20.29 km2 (7.83 sq mi)
Average depth 3.5 m (11 ft)
Max. depth 30 m (98 ft)
Surface elevation 62.1 m (204 ft)

Kölpinsee is a lake in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. At an elevation of 62.1 metres (204 ft), its surface area is 20.29 square kilometres (7.83 sq mi).

The marshy shore of the lake was the probable site of the crash of Avro Lancaster Flight DV202 in August 1943.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "LANCASTER BOMBER DV202". Merlindown. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  • Nixdorf, B.; et al. (2004), "Kölpinsee", Dokumentation von Zustand und Entwicklung der wichtigsten Seen Deutschlands (in German), Berlin: Umweltbundesamt, p. 151


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