Steinhuder Meer

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Steinhuder Meer
Wilhelmstein fortress in the lake
Steinhuder Meer
Location	30 km NW of Hanover, Lower Saxony
Coordinates	52°28′N 9°20′E / 52.467°N 9.333°E / 52.467; 9.333
Primary inflows	groundwater, precipitation
Primary outflows	Steinhuder Meerbach (towards Weser)
Basin countries	Germany
Max. length	8 km (5.0 mi)
Max. width	4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Surface area	29.12 km2 (11.24 sq mi)
Average depth	1.35 m (4 ft 5 in)
Max. depth	3 m (9.8 ft)
Water volume	0.088 km3 (0.021 cu mi)
Surface elevation	38 m (125 ft)
Islands	2 (Wilhelmstein and Badeinsel)
Settlements	Steinhude,Hagenburg, Mardorf
Ramsar Wetland
Designated	26 February 1976
Reference no.	87[1]

Lake Steinhude, German: Steinhuder Meer, German pronunciation^ⓘ,^[2] is a lake in Lower Saxony, Germany located 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Hanover. Named after the nearby village of Steinhude, it has an area of about 30 square kilometres (12 sq mi), making it the largest lake of northwestern Germany. At the same time, Lake Steinhude is very shallow, with an average depth of only 1.35 metres (4.4 ft) and a maximum depth of less than 3 metres (9.8 ft). It lies within a region known as the Hanoverian Moor Geest.