Ełk Lake

53°48′24″N 22°20′58″E / 53.80667°N 22.34944°E / 53.80667; 22.34944Basin countriesPolandSurface area3.82 km2 (1.47 sq mi)Average depth15 m (49 ft)Max. depth58.2 m (191 ft)SettlementsEłk

Ełk Lake (Polish: Jezioro Ełckie, German: Lycker See; Lithuanian: Luko ežeras) is a fresh water lake in the Masurian Lake District of Poland's Warmia-Mazury Province adjacent to the town of Ełk.

The lake that was created by glacial action during the Pleistocene ice age and has a surface area is 3.82 square kilometres. Its average depth is 15m with 58.2m as a maximum. It is divided into two distinct parts, the northern ("small") and southern ("large"), by a narrows spanned by a bridge. Primarily fed by the Ełk River from the south west the lake discharges into Lake Sunowo at the north-west, and Lake Szarek at the south west.

Gallery

  • Promenade
    Promenade
  • Panorama of the bridge on the lake
    Panorama of the bridge on the lake
  • View of the lake and the city from the west
    View of the lake and the city from the west
  • View the east bank
    View the east bank
  • Lake circa 1900
    Lake circa 1900