Chłop Lake
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| Chłop Lake | |
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 Chłop Lake as seen from the air | |
| Location | Zbąszyń Ridge, Poland |
| Coordinates | 52°26′51″N 15°47′53″E / 52.44750°N 15.79806°E |
| Type | ribbon lake |
| Max. length | 4.15 km (2.58 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.97 km (0.60 mi) |
| Surface area | 2.23–2.28 km2 (0.86–0.88 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 9.0 m (29.5 ft) |
| Max. depth | 23.0 m (75.5 ft) |
| Water volume | 20,579,600 m3 (726,760,000 cu ft) |
| Shore length1 | 12.35 km (7.67 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 53.7 m (176 ft) |
| Islands | 1 |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Chłop Lake | |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Chłop Lake is a ribbon lake located within the Pszczew Landscape Park, in the Lubusz Voivodeship, in the Międzyrzecz County, in the Gmina Pszczew. About 1 km from the northern end of the lake lies the town of Pszczew.
Chłop Lake is located in the central part of the Pszczew Landscape Park.[1] The southeastern shore of the lake marks the border between the Lubusz and Greater Poland Voivodeships. Chłop Lake is a ribbon lake of glacial origin, quite large and relatively deep.[2] It stretches from north to south and has a well-developed shoreline with a narrow, winding bay in the eastern part, into which the large peninsula known as Jelenia Głowa protrudes from the south.[3] The lake is almost entirely surrounded by forests. Along the eastern shore of the lake, there are elevations, with the highest, Góra Wysoka, rising to 101 meters above sea level.[2] There is one small island on the lake. The bottom of the body of water is diverse, with several deeper spots and numerous shallows.[2] Three small streams flow into the lake, two of which periodically dry up. Excess water is drained to the south by a small stream into Wędromierz Lake.[4]
Hydronymics
The lake appears in sources as early as 1460, initially as Chlop, and later as: Chlop (1564, 1594), Chłop (1640), Klop See (1845), Klopp See (1940).[5] Currently, the standardized name Chłop is in use, and the national register of geographic names does not list any alternative or additional names.[6]
Morphometrics
According to the data from the Inland Fisheries Institute, the surface area of the lake's water mirror is 2.28 square kilometers,[7] while A. Choiński, using a planimeter on maps at a scale of 1:50,000, determined the lake's size to be 2.23 square kilometers.[8] The uniform part of the lake's surface waters covers an area of 215 hectares.[9]
The average depth of the water reservoir is 9.0 meters, and the maximum depth is 23.0 meters. The volume of the lake is 20,579.6 thousand m3. The maximum length of the lake is 4.15 kilometers, and the width is 0.97 kilometers. The length of the shoreline is 12.35 kilometers.[7]
According to the Atlas of Polish Lakes (ed. J. Jańczak, 1996), the water level is at an altitude of 53.7 meters above sea level, while according to the numerical terrain model provided by Geoportal, the water level is at an altitude of 52.5 meters above sea level.[10]
According to the Map of the Hydrographic Division of Poland, the lake is located in the drainage basin of the tenth level. The identifier is 187875921.[11] The direct drainage basin of the lake covers an area of 77.2 km2.[4]