Gleinkersee
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| Gleinkersee | |
|---|---|
 Gleinkersee with Seespitz | |
  Gleinkersee Position of Gleinkersee in Austria | |
| Location | Upper Austria |
| Coordinates | 47°41′N 14°18′E / 47.683°N 14.300°E |
| Type | glacial lake |
| Primary inflows | Seebach, subterranean Karst wells |
| Primary outflows | Seebach → Teichl → Steyr → Enns → Danube |
| Basin countries | Austria |
| Max. length | 0.570 km (0.354 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.320 km (0.199 mi) |
| Surface area | 13 ha (32 acres) |
| Max. depth | 0.120 mi (0.193 km) |
| Water volume | 1.59 km3 (0.38 cu mi) |
| Surface elevation | 806 m (2,644 ft) |
| References | Lake profile [1] |
Gleinkersee (Lake Gleink) is a mountain lake in Upper Austria located in the municipality of Spital am Pyhrn, north of the mountain area Totes Gebirge. Its elevation is 806 m (2,644 ft) above sea level of the Adriatic Sea. The name refers to the former owner of the lake, Gleink Abbey near Steyr.
Gleinkersee is situated in the Windischgarstner basin, 2 km (1.2 mi) southeast of the town center of Rossleithen. It is accessible via state road L1316 (Gleinkerseestraße) to a restaurant at the north shore.
The lake, extending approximately from south to north, is 570 m (1,870 ft) long and up to 320 m (1,050 ft) wide. The banks are rocky and steeply sloping. Only at the northern shore around the outlet via the Seebach it contains a narrow muddy strip in front of a shallow meadow bank.
Gleinkersee is surrounded by Seespitz mountain (1,574 m [5,164 ft] above sea level) in the southeast and by the east walls of Präwald mountain (1,227 m [4,026 ft] above sea level) in the southwest.[2]
Geology
During the ice ages, a glacier flowing from the cirques at the north slope of the Totes Gebirge formed the Gleinkersee's basin. Below the steep rock walls, which are made up of solid Dachstein limestone, there is soft marl (flysch rock) which was excavated by the ice. The glacier's end moraine is visible in the area of the Gasthof Seebauer. It has been ground open at the intersection of the parking lot. Only after the lake was formed, the deep, rift-shaped falling-in took place in the cavernous Dachstein limestone. Had the chasm formed at the time of the glaciation, it would have been filled with debris from the ground moraine.[2]
