Kochelsee or Lake Kochel is a lake south of
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...
on the edge of the
Bavarian Alps. The western 1.7 km² or 28.3 percent of the lake lies within the borders of the town of
Schlehdorf, while the rest belongs to
Kochel am See
Kochel am See is a municipality and a town in the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen in Bavaria, on the shores of Kochelsee. The municipality consists of the districts Altjoch, Brunnenbach, Ort, Pessenbach, Pfisterberg, Walchensee and Ried.
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. The southern edge of the lake lies up against the mountains and the northern shore is bordered by
bog lands. The history of the settlement of Kochel (previously ''Quochcalun'') begins with ''Birg bei Altjoch'', a rock extrusion on the shore of the lake. The name Kochel is derived from the Latin ''cocula'' meaning head or cone.
The
Loisach flows into the lake at Schlehdorf and flows out at Kochel am See. A similar amount of water flows into the lake from the
Isar through the
Lake Walchen Power Plant
The Walchensee Power Plant (german: link=no, Walchenseekraftwerk) is a hydroelectric power station in Bavaria, Germany. It is a storage power station that is fed water from the Walchensee which is then released into the Kochelsee. The installed ...
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Origin
The lake was created during the
last glacial period of the
current ice age
The Late Cenozoic Ice Age,National Academy of Sciences - The National Academies Press - Continental Glaciation through Geologic Times https://www.nap.edu/read/11798/chapter/8#80 or Antarctic Glaciation began 33.9 million years ago at the Eocen ...
by the Loisach-Isar glacier. The bottom of the glacier scraped out the lakebed. The basin then filled with water at the end of the glacial period. The northern end of the lake silted up forming bogs.
Settlements
The following settlements border the lake:
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Kochel am See
Kochel am See is a municipality and a town in the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen in Bavaria, on the shores of Kochelsee. The municipality consists of the districts Altjoch, Brunnenbach, Ort, Pessenbach, Pfisterberg, Walchensee and Ried.
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* Raut (part of Schlehdorf)
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Schlehdorf
* Altjoch (part of Kochel am See)
All are part of the district
Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen.
See also
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Stein
Stein is a German, Yiddish and Norwegian word meaning "stone" and "pip" or "kernel". It stems from the same Germanic root as the English word stone. It may refer to:
Places In Austria
* Stein, a neighbourhood of Krems an der Donau, Lower Aust ...
, a mountain overlooking the lake near Kochel am See
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List of lakes in Bavaria
The list of lakes in Bavaria shows notable lakes in Bavaria, Germany, listed by their German name. In total 109 lakes.
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* Abtsdorfer See
* Aindlinger Baggersee
* Alatsee
* Alpsee
* Altmühlsee
*Ammersee
* Auensee
* Großer Arbersee
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Lakes of Bavaria
LKochelsee
Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen
Upper Bavaria
Glacial lakes