The Wildmoossee is an
aperiodic
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mountain
lake, 3 kilometres west of
Seefeld in Tirol near the village of
Wildmoos in the market borough of
Telfs.
The lake lies in the area of the water-soluble
main dolomite of the
Seefeld Plateau at a height of 1,316 metres.
Naturphänomen Wildmoossee und Lottensee - Tirol
', tirol.at As a result the ground underneath contains
chasms that reach up to the bottom of the lake. About every four years, so much
groundwater builds up as a result of
precipitation and snow
meltwater
Meltwater is water released by the melting of snow or ice, including glacial ice, tabular icebergs and ice shelves over oceans. Meltwater is often found in the ablation zone of glaciers, where the rate of snow cover is reducing. Meltwater can be ...
that it is forced upwards out of the chasms under pressure and emerges
spring-like at the surface, filling the lake basin. The highest water levels are usually reached in May. In late autumn, the lake empties itself again.
This cycle can change due to the variable level of water resulting from variations in precipitation.
The same
karst
Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant ro ...
landscape related phenomenon occurs at the
Lottensee lake, 1.5 kilometres to the southwest.
Literature
* Peter Haimayer: ''Die Fremdenverkehrslandschaft in der Seefelder Senke''. Innsbrucker Geographische Studien. Vol. 2. Innsbruck, 1975, p. 139 ff.
References
Lakes of Tyrol (state)
Mieming Range
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