Ewiges Meer | |
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![]() The Ewiges Meer, Oct 1987 | |
Location | East Frisia, Lower Saxony |
Coordinates | 53°32′44″N 7°25′54″E / 53.54556°N 7.43167°E |
Max. length | 1.650 km (1.025 mi) |
Max. width | 0.870 km (0.541 mi) |
Surface area | 91 ha (220 acres) |
Average depth | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Max. depth | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
Water volume | ca. 2,000,000 m3 (1,600 acre⋅ft) |
Surface elevation | 8.5 m (28 ft) |
The Ewiges Meer is the largest raised bog lake in Germany, with an area of 91 hectares (0.91 km2). Its surface lies at about 8.5 metres above sea level (NN). The lake is surrounded by an extensive complex of unutilised areas, that exhibit the actual raised bog profile and, together with the lake, form the Ewiges Meer Nature Reserve (Ewiges Meer und Umgebung) which covers an area of 1,290 hectares.[1]
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