Lake Turner

Lake Turner
Location	Carinthia
Coordinates	46°35′4″N 14°34′33″E / 46.58444°N 14.57583°E / 46.58444; 14.57583Coordinates: 46°35′4″N 14°34′33″E / 46.58444°N 14.57583°E / 46.58444; 14.57583
Basin countries	Austria
Surface area	44 hectares
Max. depth	13 m
Surface elevation	481 m

Lake Turner (German: Turnersee) (Slovene: Zablaško jezero) is a lake in the municipality of Sankt Kanzian in Carinthia, Austria.

Description

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. On the shores of Lake Turner grow various flowers, such as Primula farinosa, Menyanthes, Epipactis palustris. the lake is covered with Nymphaea and Nuphar. Various species of fish are found in the lake, such as Percidae, Wels catfish, Northern pike, Tench and Astacus astacus. Among bird species you can see Western yellow wagtail, European stonechat and Northern lapwing.

There are seven swimming areas^[1] around the lake with two camping areas and several private tourist accommodations.

History

The original name of the lake was Sablatnigsee. The name was replaced with Lake Turner in 20th century.

References

External links

• Information from the Carinthian Institute of Limnology

Lakes of Carinthia
Main lakes	Faaker See Keutschacher See Klopeiner See Millstätter See Ossiacher See Weissensee Wörthersee
Secondary lakes	Afritzer See Aichwaldsee Baßgeigensee Brennsee Dietrichsteiner See Dösener See Egelsee Falkertsee Farchtensee Ferlacher Badesee Flatschacher See Flattnitzer See Forstsee Goggausee Gösselsdorfer See Hafnersee Haidensee Hörzendorfer See Jeserzer See Kleinsee Kraiger See Längsee Magdalensee Maltschacher See Moosburger Mitterteich Penkensee Pressegger See Rauschelesee Silbersee Sonnegger See Stappitzer See Turnersee Turracher See Urbansee Vassacher See Zmulner See