Lake Rusałka (Poznań)
Lake Rusałka | |
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Location | Poznań |
Coordinates | 52°25′36″N 16°52′43″E / 52.42667°N 16.87861°E |
Type | artificial lake |
Primary inflows | Bogdanka |
Primary outflows | Bogdanka |
Basin countries | Poland |
Surface area | 36.7 ha (91 acres) |
Max. depth | 9 m (30 ft) |
Settlements | Poznań |
Lake Rusałka is an artificial lake in Poznań, Poland with an area of 367,000 square metres. It was named after the water nymph Rusalka. It was formed in 1943 as a result of the damming of the Bogdanka River. In 1940 thousands of people were executed in the forests surrounding the lake.