The Huzenbacher See ("Lake Huzenbach") is a tarn in the

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in southwestern

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. It lies within the municipal territory of

Baiersbronn Baiersbronn is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality and a village in the district of Freudenstadt (district), Freudenstadt in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is situated in the Black Forest on the Murg (Northern Black Forest), Mu ...

around seven kilometres north of the village itself at a height of 747 metres in the

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. It is steeped in legend and is also known today for its yellow

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, the flowers of which may be seen from mid to late July. The tarn was formed about 25,000 to 30,000 years ago. From the 18th century it was used as ''Schwallwasser'' i.e. for the floating of logs downstream as part of the

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industry. In 1895 a

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was built at the outflow of the tarn in order to be able to regulate the water level better. This raised the lake by about 2 metres and gave it a depth of 7 to 8 metres. By raising the water level the surface of the land by the shore was loosened and floated up. Part of the lake is still covered by e web of moss, roots and young trees today. A similar phenomenon has occurred at the tarns of Nonnenmattweiher and the Kleiner Arbersee. In the night of 1 July 2012 a storm caused severe damage in the forest district of Baiersbronn; the wood on the eastern shore of the Huzenbacher See being destroyed.Mit Seilkränen am Steilhang
In: Schwarzwälder Bote dated 13 September 2012

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Huzenbach and the Huzenbacher See

Huzenbacher See at Themenpark Umwelt
Ministry for the Environment, Climate and Energy Economy, Baden-Württemberg {{Authority control Tarns of the Black Forest Freudenstadt (district) LHuzenbacher See