Markkleeberger_See

Markkleeberger See
Markkleeberger See
	Markkleeberger See
Location	Saxony
Coordinates	51°16′0.48″N 12°24′34.7″E
Basin countries	Germany
Surface area	2.52 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Max. depth	ca. 57 to 63 m (187 to 207 ft)
Surface elevation	112.5 m (369 ft)
Settlements	Markkleeberg

Markkleeberger See

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Markkleeberger See is a lake in Saxony, Germany, next to Markkleeberg, a suburb on the south side of Leipzig. At an elevation of 112.5 m, its surface area is 2.52 km². It is a former open-pit coal mine, flooded in 1999 with groundwater and developed in 2006 as a tourist area. On its southeastern shore is Germany's only pump-powered artificial whitewater slalom course, the Kanupark Markkleeberg. The lake is a part of the Central German Lake District.

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