The Mühlsee, or Lake Mills, is a
lake
A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...
in
Lans, Tyrol
Lans is a town in the district of Innsbruck Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol. The village is located 8 km (15 minutes by car) south of the city of Innsbruck.
Lans is located on the old salt road and was first mentioned in 1180 as "Lanne ...
. It had an inflow and outflow, but they were buried in 2005. Nowadays, the lake is without fresh water.
In 1840, the lake was drained. It was allowed to refill after a fire in 1902.
The lake is mainly used for fish breeding; bathing is prohibited due to the small size. Sometimes the lake is plagued by algae. There are high reeds along the shore often hiding fen puddles which act like
quicksand
Quicksand (also known as sinking sand) 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 crea ...
.
References
Lakes of Tyrol (federal state)
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