Bucket Lake
Artificial lake in Eckernförde
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(Upper) Bucket Lake (German: (Oberer) Eimersee) is an artificial lake and restored wetland in Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It has a surface elevation of 14 m, and its surface area is 1.5 ha. The lake belongs to Eckernförde.
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| (Upper) Bucket Lake | |
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  (Upper) Bucket Lake | |
| Location | Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein |
| Coordinates | 54°29′21″N 9°51′0″E |
| Basin countries | Germany |
| Surface area | 1.5 ha (3.7 acres) |
| Max. depth | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) |
| Surface elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Settlements | Eckernförde |
The creation of the lake is unique: in 1990 a polythene bucket (hence the name) was used to plug a culvert that was draining a shallow former agricultural basin.[1] Since then, the lake has become a habitat with a huge diversity of plants and animals. This was also seen as a successful example of cheap land restoration in Japan, in South Korea[2] and the United States.[1][3]
A short documentary about the lake was shown at the Green Screen film festival,[4] at the Matsalu Nature Film Festival in Estonia[5] and at the Innsbruck Nature Film Festival in Austria in 2016.[6] The documentary from German filmmaker Sven Bohde is available in German, English and Japanese.[7]