Śniardwy

{{Short description|Lake in Poland}}

{{Infobox body of water

| name = Śniardwy

| image = Jezioro Śniardwy - Niedźwiedzi Róg 1.jpg

| caption = Śniardwy in Niedźwiedzi Róg

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| location = Masurian Lake District

| pushpin_map = Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship#Poland

| coords = {{Coord|53|46|N|21|45|E|region:PL_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}}

| type =Glacial lake

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| basin_countries = Poland

| length = {{convert|22.1|km|abbr=on}}

| width = {{convert|13.4|km|abbr=on}}

| area = {{convert|113.8|km2|abbr=on}}

| depth = {{convert|6.5|m|abbr=on}}

| max-depth = {{convert|23|m|abbr=on}}

| volume = {{convert|0.65|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}}

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| elevation = {{convert|117|m|abbr=on}}

| islands = 8

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Śniardwy ({{langx|de|{{audio|Der Spirdingsee.ogg|der Spirdingsee}}}}){{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OtBqAgAAQBAJ&q=spirdingsee&pg=PT16|title= Ferne und Nähe|last=Bednarz |first=Klaus |date= June 2010|author-link=Klaus Bednarz |language=de |isbn=978-3-498-00635-8}} is a lake in the Masurian Lake District of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland.

At {{convert|113.8|km2|sqmi}}, Śniardwy is the largest lake in Poland. It was also the largest lake in Prussia and in Germany, when Warmia-Masuria was under German rule and formed the southern part of East Prussia.{{cite EB1911|wstitle=East Prussia |volume= 8 |short=x}} It is {{convert|22.1|km|mi}} long and {{convert|13.4|km|mi}} wide. The maximum depth is 23 metres (75 feet). There are eight islands on the Śniardwy lake.[http://wldb.ilec.or.jp/Details/lake/EUR-30 Lake Śniardwy at the International Lake Environment Committee webpage]

Geography

Śniardwy was formed by retreating ice sheet and draining floodwaters occurring as the result of ice calving ahead of the receding glacier. Among the eight islands are: Szeroki Ostrów, Czarci Ostrów, Wyspa Pajęcza, Wyspa Kaczor and others. Surrounding settlements include Popielno, Głodowo, Niedźwiedzi Róg, Okartowo, Nowe Guty, Zdęgowo and Łuknajno.

Among the many inlets, two are named as separate lakes: Warnołty and Seksty. Śniardwy connects with the following lakes: Tuchlin, Łuknajno, Mikołajskie, Roś, Białoławki and Tyrkło. It is surrounded by the system of canals known as Kanały Mazurskie (Masurian Canals), with numerous sluices. Together, they form the Polish Masurian Lake District.

It is one of the few reservoirs that has 2 surface outflows: Jeglin Canal, leading to Lake Roś, and the Wyszka River, flowing into Lake Białoławki. Both watercourses have a regulated flow (lock, weir).{{cn|date=March 2025}}

Bibliography

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  • J. Szynkowski, Mazury. Przewodnik, Kengraf Kętrzyn, 2003

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Category:Lakes of Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

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