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The '''Lopausee''' is a man-made lake east of the village of Amelinghausen in Lüneburg Heath in North Germany. The lake has an area of about 12 hectares. It has been created in 1973<ref>Im Lopausee wurden den Buttjes die Hosen naß, Landeszeitung für die Lüneburger Heide, 1973-08-14, p. 6</ref> by impounding the River Lopau with a dam. The dam lies parallel to the road embankment of the B 209 federal road that runs past the lake.
The Lopausee is used exclusively as a nature reserve and for recreation. The water quality is rated as good and fishing and swimming are permitted. For the latter there is a bathing beach and a pontoon in the lake.<ref>[http://www.seen.de/seebi/seedetails/Lopausee.html Information on Lopausee at www.seen.de]</ref> Visitors can circumnavigate the lake on a roughly 2.2 km long footpath and cycleway. There is a restaurant on the lakeshore as well as a pedalo hire facility. For some time there has also been a ropes course by the lake.<ref>Hochseilgarten vor der Abwicklung, Landeszeitung für die Lüneburger Heide, 2015-08-15, p. 6</ref> In the ''Lopaupark'' by the lake there is a children's playpark. Every year during the traditional Heath in Bloom Festival (''Heideblütenfest'') the lake is the stage for the big opening laser light show.<ref>[https://www.heidebluetenfest.com/seite/737390/lasershow-unsere-er%C3%B6ffnungsveranstaltung.html Lasershow - Unsere Eröffnungsveranstaltung] at www.heidebluetenfest.com</ref>
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SLopausee Category:Reservoirs in Lower Saxony Category:Amelinghausen