Gampriner Seele

Gampriner Seele
Gampriner Seele is located in Liechtenstein
Gampriner Seele
Gampriner Seele
LocationGamprin, Liechtenstein
Coordinates47°13′30″N 9°30′33″E / 47.22500°N 9.50917°E / 47.22500; 9.50917
Typegroundwater lake
Primary inflowsInland canal
Basin countriesLiechtenstein
Surface area2.6 ha (6.4 acres)
Average depth3 m (9.8 ft)
Max. depth6 m (20 ft)
Water volume367,566.35 m3 (297.99089 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation435 m (1,427 ft)
SettlementsGamprin

Gampriner Seele is the only lake in Liechtenstein.[1] It was created by a flood of the Rhine River with enormous erosion in 1927.[2] The lake lies at 435 metres above Sea Level in the village of BendernGamprin.[3]

Gampriner Seele is surrounded by a dense deciduous forest which consists of plants such as reeds, hedges and trees. The treasure was put under nature conservation by the government in 1961. After elimination of the trash the water quality stabilized at B grade. A pipeline to a near inland canal provides the lake with fresh water and sufficient oxygen since 1979. The year after crayfish were settled in the lake.[2]

Swans started breeding near the lake from the 1970s on. They were first seen in the principality in 1972 in the Sägaweiher in Nendeln. In the following years they started to populate the Gampriner Seele, too.[4]

Rare species in and around the lake

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References

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  1. ^ "Gewässer, Fluss, See, Bach – Fürstentum Liechtenstein". www.liechtenstein.li. Archived from the original on 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  2. ^ a b c "Fischereiverein Liechtenstein - Gampriner See". www.fischen.li. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  3. ^ "Gampriner Seelein (Gampriner Seele) – Historisches Lexikon". historisches-lexikon.li (in German). Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  4. ^ "Neobiota im Fürstentum Liechtenstein" (PDF). Landesverwaltung Fürstentum Liechtenstein. Retrieved 13 November 2020.