Łebsko Lake
Lake in Żarnowska, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Łebsko Lake (Kashubian: Jezoro Łebsczo; Polish: Jezioro Łebsko) is a brackish coastal lake in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland. It is connected to the Baltic Sea by the Łeba River, which causes saltwater intrusion.[1] It is located within Słowiński National Park. The lake formed when sea winds pushed up a spit of sand that ultimately separated it from the Baltic sea.[2] The town of Łeba sits where the Łeba river meets the sea.[1]
| Łebsko Lake | |
|---|---|
| German: Lebasee Kashubian: Łebskò | |
 | |
| Location | Slovincian National Park |
| Coordinates | 54°42′49″N 17°24′32″E |
| Type | Lake |
| Primary inflows | Łeba, Pustynka |
| Primary outflows | Łeba |
| Basin countries |  Poland |
| Max. length | 16.4 km (10.2 mi) |
| Max. width | 7.6 km (4.7 mi) |
| Surface area | 71.4 km2 (27.6 mi2) |
| Average depth | 1.6 m (5.2 ft) |
| Max. depth | 6.3 m (21 ft) |
| Water volume | 0.118 km3 (0.028 mi3) |
| Shore length1 | 55.4 km (34.4 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 0.3 m (0.98 ft) |
 Interactive map of Łebsko Lake | |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
