Mossø

Mossø is Denmark's third largest freshwater lake and Jutland's largest, as measured by surface area.^[1] The lake is located just west of the city of Skanderborg in east Jutland, but is part of both Skanderborg Municipality and Horsens Municipality. Mossø lies in the middle of the area and landscape known as Søhøjlandet (English: The Lake-highland).

Mossø
Mossø as seen from the north-east.
Mossø
Location	Skanderborg Municipality, Horsens Municipality
Coordinates	56°02′15″N 9°46′30″E
Type	kettle hole
Primary inflows	Gudenå, Tåning Å, Illerup Å
Primary outflows	Gudenå
Surface area	16.5 km2 (6.4 sq mi)
Average depth	9 m (30 ft)
Max. depth	22 m (72 ft)
Water volume	151×10^6 m3 (122,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation	22.5 m (74 ft)
Settlements	Skanderborg

There is a small lake named Mossø in the forest of Rold Skov in Himmerland.

Nature

Both ospreys and white-tailed eagle is regularly observed at Mossø and the later have recently established here as a breeding bird, which is rare in Denmark.^[2]

Mossø is part of the 4,470 ha Natura 2000 protection area, designated as number 52.^[3] The lake is also designated as an international bird protection area, with number F35.^[2]

References

1. Statistical Yearbook 2013 Geography, environment and energy, Table 409
2. Salten Å, Salten Langsø, Mossø og søer syd for Salten Langsø og dele af Gudenå Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Danish Ministry for the Environment, december 2011, p.10, ISBN 978-87-7091-164-1 (in Danish)
3. 52 Salten Å, Salten Langsø, Mossø and lakes south of Salten Langsø and parts of Gudenå Danish Nature Agency (in Danish)

Sources

• Statistical Yearbook 2013 Statistics Denmark
• Mossø and surrounding lakes National Survey and Cadastre of Denmark (KMS) 2012. Basic numbers. (in Danish)
• Mossø Skanderborg Municipality, Horsens Municipality, Danish Ministry for the Environment, 2008 (in Danish)

External links

• Map of Mossø Danish Nature Agency