Hintersteiner See
| Hintersteiner See | |
|---|---|
Hintersteiner See with the Kaiser Mountains | |
| Location | Wilder Kaiser, Scheffau, Austria |
| Coordinates | 47°32′00″N 12°13′00″E / 47.5333°N 12.2166°E |
| Primary outflows | Weißache |
| Surface area | 56 ha (140 acres) |
| Max. depth | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 883 m (2,897 ft) |
Hintersteiner See is a mountain lake in the Wilder Kaiser Austrian national park and belongs to the administrative region of Scheffau in the Austrian federal state of Tirol.
The 56 hectares (140 acres), 36-metre-deep (118 ft) lake was created during the last ice age and is at a height of 883 m AA. Underground springs fill the lake with crystal-clear water. Hintersteiner See is privately owned by the Tiroler Wasserkraft AG and is cautiously used to generate electricity. It drains into the Weißache river.
There is a public bathing beach on the lake.