Wicko (lake)

Wicko - a by-coastal lake on the Slovincian Coast, located in Gmina Postomino, in Sławno County, in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. The lake was formed due to a spit closing the body of the water off from the Baltic Sea.[1] The lake is located near the Wicko Morskie Airport in Wicko Morskie.[2]

Wicko Lake
Wicko Lake
Coordinates54°32′22″N 16°37′08″E
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsKlasztorna, Świdnik
Primary outflowsGłównica
Basin countriesPoland
Max. length5.1 km (3.2 mi)
Max. width3.7 km (2.3 mi)
Surface area18.9 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Average depth15.2 m (50 ft)
Max. depth6 m (20 ft)
Water volume220,800,000 m3 (179,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation0.1 m (0.33 ft)
SettlementsWicko Morskie

References

  1. "NEOTECTONIC STRUCTURES AND THEIR AGE IN THE AREA OF THE WESTERN POLISH COAST" (PDF). Geotechnika. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  2. "Wicko". Polish Dunes. Retrieved 2 May 2015.


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