Sankenbachsee

LocationBaiersbronn, Freudenstadt, Northern Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Coordinates48°29′02″N 8°20′18″E / 48.484016°N 8.338444°E / 48.484016; 8.338444

Primary inflowsSankenbach Waterfalls

Primary outflowsSankenbach → Forbach → Murg

Sankenbachsee
Sankenbachsee
Location	Baiersbronn, Freudenstadt, Northern Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Coordinates	48°29′02″N 8°20′18″E / 48.484016°N 8.338444°E / 48.484016; 8.338444
Primary inflows	Sankenbach Waterfalls
Primary outflows	Sankenbach → Forbach → Murg
Surface area	2.27 ha (5.6 acres)
Max. depth	5 m (16 ft)

The Sankenbachsee is a tarn southwest of Baiersbronn in the Black Forest in southwestern Germany. The Sankenbach stream flows through the lake. In the 1980s a low weir was built at the outflow of the Sankenbach which protects the lake from silting up.

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Sankenbachsee is a cirque lake (Karsee) formed during the last Ice Age, created by glacial erosion. It lies in a steep, bowl-shaped valley typical of glacial landscapes in the Black Forest.

The nearby Sankenbach Waterfalls feed the lake and are a popular hiking destination. This makes the area a combined lake, waterfall ecosystem, which is relatively uncommon in compact Alpine-style terrain.