The Fen of Lans (also Lanser Moor or Water Lily Pond) is located north above
Lake Lans
The Lake Lans or Lanser See is a lake for bathing near Lans located on the southern highlands above Innsbruck, Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe ...
at an altitude of 582 metres in the Paschberg forest. With an area of 8000 m² and a depth of 3 metres the lake is much smaller than its neighbour.
To keep its natural beauty intact, bathing and swimming was already forbidden by the city administration of Innsbruck very early. The lake is under
nature conservation. The muddy water has reed-lined shores which often hide big
quicksand
Quicksand is a colloid consisting of fine granular material (such as sand, silt or clay) and water. It forms in saturated loose sand when the sand is suddenly agitated. When water in the sand cannot escape, it creates a liquefied soil that los ...
-like puddles. The water quality fluctuates between A and B grade. Smaller kinds of
carp,
roach, and
rudd
''Scardinius'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae commonly called rudds. Locally, the name "rudd" without any further qualifiers is also used for individual species, particularly the common rudd (''S. erythrophthalmus''). Th ...
live in the lake and several
duck
Duck is the common name for numerous species of waterfowl in the family Anatidae. Ducks are generally smaller and shorter-necked than swans and geese, which are members of the same family. Divided among several subfamilies, they are a form ...
s call the lake home.
References
Lakes of Tyrol (state)
LLanser
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