Egelsee (Kärnten) 2.23

Egelsee is a mire lake in Carinthia, Austria. The lake and its environment are part of a protected landscape area.GeographyThe small is located on the plateau of a hill chain, which stretches between the southern shore of Millstätter See at an elevation of 588m and the lower Drava valley near Spittal an der Drau down to 530m. The range on the southwestern rim of the Nock Mountains was honed by the last glacial period, it is about 2km wide and 13km long. The Egelsee on top can be reached via hiking trails through the surrounding forests. Open air bathing is possible.The mire lake with an area of 9.35 hectares is completely surrounded by floating grass. Due to its location in the midst of a vast moor his water colour is deep brown. The acidic waters are surrounded by quaking bogs, mostly of peat mosses. Sundews, bladderworts, alpenrose, hare's-tail cottongrass, bog-rosemary, and bog billberry also occur. All stages of bog formation can be observed on Egelsee. The local fauna include cyclops copepods as well as common frogs and water frogs, with large spawn clusters covering the shoreline water surface in spring. Originally there were no fish in this lake.