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17 Lake/ River/ Ponds to Explore in Carinthia

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Carinthia
Southernmost Austrian state. Situated within the Eastern Alps, it is noted for its mountains and lakes.

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Afritzer See
The Afritzer See is a lake in Carinthia . It is located in the region of the valley north of Villach in the municipality of Feld am See. It is located in the region valley in the Nock Mountains at an altitude of 752 m above sea level. The lake is the remnant of what was once a larger lake. This was divided by a rock fall from the Mirnock. Since the lake is located in an often windy valley furrow, it does not reach the high water temperatures of other Carinthian lakes.
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Hafnersee
The Hafnersee is one of several lakes in the Keutschacher Seental south of the Wörthersee. The lake is located in the Keutschacher Seental in the area of ​​the Sattnitz , which owes its origin to a branch of the Draugletscher . This has shaped the tectonically pre-formed valley furrow. A good picnic and camping point and also there are so many other leisure opportunities too.
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Keutschacher See
Keutschacher See is a lake of Carinthia, Austria. It is sixth-largest in Carinthia, with an area of 1.32 km2. It has a Neolithic stilt settlement, discovered by Ferdinand von Hochstetter in 1864. The lake has an oblong-oval shape. To the west lies a bay, into which the tributaries flow. To the east is a narrow peninsula, which extends about 400 m into the lake. In the middle of the lake there is a shoal where the water is only 1.6 m deep, but nearby the lake reaches its maximum depth of 15.6 m
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Lake Faak
A beautiful alpine lake in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It’s Austria’s southernmost bathing lake, just across the border with Slovenia. The crystal-clear lake reaches temperatures of up to 27 °C in the summer. The beautiful shores of the Faaker See lake are not only perfect for sunbathing and bathing, but also surfing, yachting and pedal boat riding can be pursued.
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Lake Klopein
A beautiful lake near the town of Völkermarkt located within the municipality of Sankt Kanzian in Carinthia, Austria. Lake Klopein is the remaining lake of previously larger lake area, which has spanned over today's Kühnsdorf area. With water temperatures reaching 29 °C it is among the warmest lakes in the Alpic region.
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Lake Ossiach
Lake Ossiach is a lake in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is the state's third largest lake, superseded only by Lake Wörth and Lake Millstatt. It is a dimictic lake with mixing periods in spring and in late autumn. In summer the waters reach 28 °C at the surface. Several uninhabited parts of the shore are protected as natural reserves.
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Lake Turner
A beautiful lake located in the municipality of Sankt Kanzian in Carinthia, Austria. The lake lies together with Gösselsdorfer See on the Rückersdorfer's plate. It spans over an area of 44 hectares. The lake is covered with Mire and Phragmites. There are seven swimming areas around the lake with two camping areas and several private tourist accommodations. A good picnic location and also there are so many leisure options too.
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Längsee
Längsee is a lake of Carinthia, Austria. It is the name affix of the town Sankt Georgen am Längsee. It is one of the picnic and camping location here and also there are sop many things to see and do here.
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Maltschacher See
The Maltschacher See is one of the warmest bathing lakes in Carinthia due to its size and its shallow water depth. The undeveloped shores of the lake not only offer tranquility and idyll for the whole family, but also an important habitat for protected bird and fish species. Since no motor boats are allowed on the lake, the entire surface of the water is available to bathers.
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Millstätter See
A beautiful lake located in Carinthia. It is situated at 588 metres above the Adriatic , north of the Drava Valley within the Gurktal Alps range of the Central Eastern Alps, near the town of Spittal an der Drau. Numerous brooks flow into the lake, of which the Riegerbach near Döbriach is the biggest.
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Oberes Drautal
The Obere Drautal is part of the Drautal in Carinthia and East Tyrol . It extends from Lienz to Möllbrücke . In the north the Obere Drautal is bordered by the Schobergruppe and the Kreuzeckgruppe , in the south by the Lienz Dolomites and the Gailtal Alps .
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Pressegger See
Pressegger See is the reservoir in the lower Gail valley east of Šmohorja . The surface 55 ha ninth largest lake in Carinthia . Zanhj is characterized by a large surface of the reed. It has a hemispherical shape with a fairly even shoreline. The underwater slope in the west, north and east is shallow, only in the south it falls sharper. The bottom of the lake is flat, only many springs form funnels. It is characterized by extended reed beds, while there are also bathing beaches.
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Raggaschlucht
The Raggaschlucht is a gorge in the Austrian Mölltal near the village of Flattach in Carinthia. At around 800 meters in length, it is one of the shorter gorges in Austria, but one of the most impressive due to its particular narrowness and depth of up to 200 m. It is open to visitors throughout with walkways, stairs and bridges. At the beginning of the gorge a pegmatite forms-Intrusion a 10 m high step over which the Raggabach falls in an impressive waterfall into the gorge.
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Rauschelesee
The Rauschelesee is a lake in the Keutschacher Seental near the Keutschacher See in the municipality of Keutschach am See. The lake is used as a bathing and fishing water. The catchment area of ​​the Rauschelesees is separated from that of the Keutschacher See by a watershed. The Rauschelesee drains to the east, the Keutschacher See to the north via the Reifnitzbach into the Wörthersee. The lake is stretched in an east-west direction.
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Weissensee
The Weissensee is a lake in the Austrian state of Carinthia within the Gailtal Alps mountain range. The highest situated Carinthian bathing lake shares its name with the municipality of Weissensee on the northern and southern shore. About two thirds of the lake's surface are part of a protected area. Ship transport on the lake is provided by four vessels and a speed boat. Except for public transport, the operation of motor boats is prohibited.
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Wolayersee
The Wolayer See is a mountain lake on the Carinthian side of the Carnic main ridge near the Plöckenpass . It is the center of the nature reserve Wolayer See and the surrounding area. The lake is 1951 m above sea level and is 3.8 hectares in size. It lies in a sinkhole that is tectonically formed and shaped by the Wolayer Glacier during the Ice Age The lake's underground water feeds two sources: one on Austrian territory, the second on Italian territory south of the Lambertenghi hut.
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Wörthersee
A beautiful lake in the southern Austrian state of Carinthia. It is elongated, about 16.5 km long and 1.5 km wide, and stretches from the outskirts of the Carinthian capital Klagenfurt in the east to the bay of Velden in the west The popular bathing lake is a main tourist destination in summer. Most tourists visit the Lake in the months of July and August when water temperatures reach 25 °C. A large proportion of visitors return every summer and some own or rent holiday homes along the shore.

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