Lake type Oligotrophic Catchment area 41.4 km (16.0 sq mi) Designation Nature reserve Surface elevation 589 m Mean depth 2.5 m Width 700 m | Primary outflows Alm Basin countries Austria Max. length 2.3 km (1.4 mi) Area 85 ha Length 2.3 km Outflow location Alm | |
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Similar Totes Gebirge, Offensee, Langbathseen, Cumberland Wildpark, Mondsee | ||
Almsee, English sometimes Lake Alm, is a lake in Upper Austria's part of the Salzkammergut in the Almtal valley, 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) south of the village of Grünau im Almtal. The lake lies in the northern portion of the Totes Gebirge mountains and is about 2.3 kilometers (1.4 mi) by 700 meters (2,300 ft) wide.
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Map of Almsee, 4645, Austria
The lake drains through the Alm River. Since 1965, the area around the Almsee is under nature conservation. Konrad Lorenz made important observations of the greylag goose at the lake.
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