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Type
  
kettle hole

Surface area
  
16.5 km (6.4 sq mi)

Max. depth
  
22 m (72 ft)

Area
  
16.5 km²

Mean depth
  
9 m

Outflow location
  
Gudenå

Primary outflows
  
Gudenå

Average depth
  
9 m (30 ft)

Volume
  
1.51 × 10^-7 km³

Surface elevation
  
22 m

Inflow source
  
Gudenå

Cities
  
Skanderborg

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Primary inflows
  
Gudenå, Tåning Å, Illerup Å

Mossø is Denmark's third largest freshwater lake and Jutland's largest, as measured by surface area. The lake is located just east of the city of Skanderborg in east Jutland, but is part of both Skanderborg Municipality and Horsens Municipality. Mossø lies in the middle of the area and landscape known as Søhøjlandet (English: The Lake-highland).

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Map of Moss%C3%B8, Skanderborg Municipality, Denmark

There is a small lake named Mossø in the forest of Rold Skov in Himmerland.

Nature

Both ospreys and white-tailed eagle is regularly observed at Mossø and the later have recently established here as a breeding bird, which is rare in Denmark.

Mossø is part of the 4,470 ha Natura 2000 protection area, designated as number 52. The lake is also designated as an international bird protection area, with number F35.

References

Mossø Wikipedia