Clausensee


Clausensee.JPG|thumb|The Clausensee from the east
The Clausensee is a reservoir in the Schwarzbach valley in the western Palatine Forest in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Geography

The Clausensee lies about ten kilometres east of the B 270 federal highway between Waldfischbach-Burgalben and Leimen. The Schwarzbach stream, also known in this section as the Burgalb, flows through the reservoir.
The surrounding hills of the Palatine Forest rise above the lake up to a height of 200 metres: the Großer Hundsberg in the north is high, the Hesselsberg in the southwest is high, and the Schmaler Kopf in the southeast is high.

Properties

The lake is about long and wide. Its total area is. In the middle of the lake, which is up to metres deep, is an island. The water quality is assessed as "better than average".

Tourism

The lake is used for tourism purposes. By the shore is a campsite and an unsupervised beach. On the last weekend in July there is an annual lake festival. Sights around the lake are described in the article on the Schwarzbach valley.