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Hintersteiner See
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Hintersteiner See is a mountain lake in the Wilder Kaiser Austrian national park and belongs to the administrative region of Scheffau in the Austrian federal state of Tirol.
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Hintersteiner See | |
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![]() Hintersteiner See with the Kaiser Mountains | |
Location | Wilder Kaiser, Scheffau, Austria |
Coordinates | 47.5333°N 12.2166°E / 47.5333; 12.2166 |
Primary outflows | Weißache |
Surface area | 56 ha (140 acres) |
Max. depth | 36 m (118 ft) |
Surface elevation | 883 m (2,897 ft) |
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The 56 hectares (140 acres), 36-metre-deep (118 ft) lake was created during the last ice age and is at a height of 883 m AA. Underground springs fill the lake with crystal-clear water. Hintersteiner See is privately owned by the Tiroler Wasserkraft AG and is cautiously used to generate electricity. It drains into the Weißache river.
There is a public bathing beach on the lake.