Wörthersee

Wörthersee
Lake Wörth
Wörthersee near Pörtschach
Wörthersee
Lake Wörth
LocationCarinthia
Coordinates46°37′30″N 14°09′00″E / 46.62500°N 14.15000°E / 46.62500; 14.15000
Primary inflowsReifnitzbach, Pirkerbach
Primary outflowsGlanfurt
Catchment area162.23 km2 (62.64 sq mi)
Basin countriesAustria
Max. length16.5 km (10.3 mi)
Max. width1.7 km (1.1 mi)
Surface area19.39 km2 (7.49 sq mi)
Average depth42.1 m (138 ft)
Max. depth85.2 m (280 ft)
Residence time10.5 years
Surface elevation439 m (1,440 ft)
IslandsSchlangeninsel, Kapuzinerinsel
SettlementsKlagenfurt, Velden, Pörtschach, Krumpendorf, Maria Wörth

Wörthersee (German pronunciation: [ˈvœʁtɐˌzeː] ; Slovene: Vrbsko jezero, English: Lake Wörth) is a lake in the southern Austrian state of Carinthia. The bathing lake is a main tourist destination in summer.