Type glacial lake Basin countries Austria Average depth 3.4 m (11 ft) Mean depth 3.4 m Outflow location Gail | Primary inflows Surface area 0.55 km (0.21 sq mi) Surface elevation 560 m Catchment area 28.74 km² Cities Hermagor-Pressegger See | |
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Primary outflows Pressegger–Seebach to Gail river Similar Naßfeld Pass, Weissensee, Turracher Höhe Pass, Millstätter See, Lake Faak | ||
Lake Pressegg (German: Pressegger See, Slovene: Preseško jezero) is a lake in Carinthia, Austria. It is located in a glacial valley within the Gailtal Alps, a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps, east of Hermagor. With an average depth of 3.4 m (11 ft), the water body of the semi-circular lake is relatively flat. It is characterized by extended reed beds, while there are also bathing beaches on the northern and southern shore busy in summer.
Map of Pressegger See, Austria
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