Lake Stubbe
Lake in Syddjurs municipality, Denmark / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lake Stubbe (Stubbe Sø, in Danish) is a nature conservation area, and a former fjord, which in the Stone Age entered the sea, Kattegat, at the entrance to the Baltic Sea between Denmark and Sweden in Northern Europe. The lake is the largest lake in Djursland[1] and is located about 6 km north of Ebeltoft.
Lake Stubbe | |
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Stubbe Sø (Danish) | |
Location | Denmark |
Coordinates | 56°15′25″N 10°41′25″E |
Primary inflows | Øksenmølle- Ulstrup- and Gravlev streams |
Primary outflows | Mølleåen/Millstream |
Catchment area | l |
Surface area | 376 ha (930 acres) |
Average depth | 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) |
Max. depth | 6 m (20 ft) |
Water volume | 11 million cubic metres (8,900 acre⋅ft) |
150 years ago the lake was surrounded by moor land as the original oak forest had been depleted due to human intervention. To prevent sand drift the area was afforested, and 62 square kilometers of forest surrounds the lake today, consisting primarily of Norwegian fir and spruce, with some alder in low-lying areas.
Otters, which are rare in Denmark, live by the lake, just as the lake is a resting and foraging grounds for migrating birds to and from the rest of Scandinavia. Several large species of birds of prey can be seen by the lake.
In 1963 Lake Stubbe and adjacent woodland (381 ha) was reserved as protected in order preserve the landscape. Lake Stubbe is also an EU-habitat area, just as the area is part of Mols Bjerge National Park established in 2009.