The Staffelsee is a lake in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen district of

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, Germany. The settlements of Murnau, Seehausen and Uffing lie on its shores. Within its area lie seven islands, the largest and only inhabited of which is Wörth. Wörth was the site of Staffelsee Abbey, a Carolingian monastery founded in the 8th century and dissolved in the 11th century. Boat trips aboard the MS ''Seehausen'' (built 2009) connect the landing stages of Seehausen, Uffing and Achele (Murnau) between April and October. The surface of the lake is, on average, above sea level, and at its deepest it is around deep. The main inflow and outflow of the lake is the River Ach, which enters from the west and departs to the north. The northeastern part of the lake is known as ''Untersee'', the southeastern part as ''Stegsee'' and the southwestern part as ''Obersee'' (see map below).

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{{Authority control Lakes of Bavaria Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district)