Wicko (lake)

Wicko Lake
Wicko Lake
Coordinates 54°32′22″N 16°37′08″E / 54.53944°N 16.61889°E / 54.53944; 16.61889Coordinates: 54°32′22″N 16°37′08″E / 54.53944°N 16.61889°E / 54.53944; 16.61889
Type reservoir
Primary inflows Klasztorna, Świdnik
Primary outflows Głównica
Basin countries Poland
Max. length 5.1 km (3.2 mi)
Max. width 3.7 km (2.3 mi)
Surface area 18.9 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Average depth 15.2 m (50 ft)
Max. depth 6 m (20 ft)
Water volume 220,800,000 m3 (179,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation 0.1 m (0.33 ft)
Settlements Wicko Morskie

Wicko - a by-coastal lake on the Slovincian Coast, located in Gmina Postomino, in Sławno County, in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. The lake was formed due to a spit closing the body of the water off from the Baltic Sea.[1] The lake is located near the Wicko Morskie Airport in Wicko Morskie.[2]

References

  1. "NEOTECTONIC STRUCTURES AND THEIR AGE IN THE AREA OF THE WESTERN POLISH COAST" (PDF). Geotechnika. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  2. "Wicko". Polish Dunes. Retrieved 2 May 2015.


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