{{Short description|Lake in Germany}} {{Infobox body of water | name = Markkleeberger See | image = Markkleeberger See Bootsanlegestelle.jpg | caption = | image_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = | location = Saxony | coords = {{coord|51|16|0.48|N|12|24|34.7|E|region:DE-SN_type:waterbody_source:dewiki|display=inline,title}} | type = | inflow = |pushpin_map=Saxony | outflow = | catchment = | basin_countries = Germany | length = | width = | area = {{convert|2.52|km2|abbr=on}} | depth = | max-depth = ca. {{convert|57|to|63|m|abbr=on}} | volume = | residence_time = | shore = | elevation = {{convert|112.5|m|abbr=on}} | frozen = | islands = Gezelauer Insel | cities = Markkleeberg | reference = {{Cite book |title=Mitteldeutsche Seenlandschaft. Gewässerkatalog 2015-2017. Seen, Fließgewässer, Kanäle |language=de |isbn=978-3-00-048526-8 |editor=Regionaler Planungsverband Leipzig-Westsachsen. Regionale Planungsstelle Leipzig |edition=5th |year=2015 |page=124-127}} }} thumb|upright=1.4|Aerial image of the Markkleeberger See seen from north, the Störmthaler See in the background '''Markkleeberger See''' ''(in English: Lake Markkleeberg)'' is an artificial lake in Saxony, Germany, next to Markkleeberg, a suburb on the south side of Leipzig. At an elevation of 112.5 m, its surface area is 2.52 km<sup>2</sup>. It is a former open-pit coal mine, flooded in 1999 with groundwater and developed in 2006 as a tourist area. On its southeastern shore is Germany's only pump-powered artificial whitewater slalom course, the Kanupark Markkleeberg.
Adjacently in the south, there is another artificial lake, which is named ''Störmthaler See''.<ref name="Blätter">{{citation|author=Rebecca Heinze. Peter Krümmel |date=2007-07-27 |editor=Kulturstiftung Leipzig |isbn=978-3-938543-35-1 |language=de |location=Leipzig |pages=28-31 |periodical=Leipziger Blätter |publisher=Passage-Verlag |title=Zweieiige Zwillinge: der Markkleeberger und der Störmthaler See |volume=Sonderheft "Mitteldeutsche Seenlandschaft"}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> The two lakes, only separated by the Bundesautobahn 38, are part of the Central German Lake District.
An elegant {{convert|800|m|abbr=on}} long paved lake promenade runs along the northeastern embankment of the Markkleeberger See.<ref name="Blätter" /> Since September 2012, boat tours with two passenger ships have started here. In 2025, the motorship ''MS Markkleeberg'' offers round trips on the Markkleeberger See, whereas the other ship, the ''MS Wachau'', cruises on the Störmthaler See.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Personenschifffahrt - Markkleeberger See |url=https://www.markkleeberger-see.de/angebote/personenschifffahrt.html |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=markkleeberger-see.de |language=de}}</ref> == Störmthal Canal == On 18 May 2013, the {{convert|800|m|abbr=on}} long Störmthal canal connecting the two lakes was completed. A lock with a lift of {{convert|4|m|abbr=on}} was created here, since the lakes have different water levels. However, the canal is closed since March 2021 due to embankment damage and cracking. To mitigate the hazard, transverse structures were promptly constructed above and below the lock structure. A "Feasibility Study for the Rehabilitation of the Störmthal Canal Waterway Connection with the Compact Structure Between Störmthal and Markkleeberg Lakes" is underway. In February 2025 was announced, that the results of the feasibility study will be available in the first half-year of 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Markkleeberg: Sachstand am Störmthaler Kanal |url=https://www.markkleeberg.de/nachrichten/artikell/sachstand-am-stoermthaler-kanal |date=2025-02-27 |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=markkleeberg.de |trans-title=Störmthal canal: state of affairs |language=de}}</ref> == Trail network == Since its completion in 2009, it is possible to walk around the Markkleeberger See at various heights on an extensive network of paths - close to the water on the ''Unterer Uferweg'' (bank path) and above on the ''Uferrundweg'' (panoramic loop trail, length {{convert|9.2|km|abbr=on}}) and its numerous scenically attractive side paths. The best views offers the {{convert|45|m|abbr=on}} tall Auenhain spur on the southeastern bank of the lake.<ref name="Blätter" /> The {{convert|160|km|abbr=on}} long cycle path from Wittenberg to Markkleeberg under the name ''Kohle-Dampf-Licht-Seen'' (coal-steam-light-lakes) leads along the lake.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kohle Dampf Licht Seen |url=https://www.kohle-dampf-licht-seen.de/en |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=kohle-dampf-licht-seen.de |language=en}}</ref> == Bathing beaches == Bathing beaches of various quality levels are the east side of the Markkleeberger See. A family beach is adjacent to the lake promenade, green beach bays are further south (called Wachau Beach), the sports beach and the dog beach follow in the south east (called Auenhain Beach). The west side of the lake, including an island called ''Gezelauer Insel'', is not for bathing, because it is priority area for nature and landscape.
== References == <references/>
== External links == {{commons category|Markkleeberger See}} * Official website: {{Cite web |title=Markkleeberger See |url=https://www.markkleeberger-see.de/ |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=markkleeberger-see.de |language=de}} * {{Cite web |title=Markkleeberger Lake |url=https://www.leipzig.travel/en/then/Markkleeberger-See |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=leipzig.travel |language=en}} * {{Cite web |title=Markkleeberg Lake |url=https://www.kohle-dampf-licht-seen.de/en/staedte-sehenswuerdigkeiten-landschaften/markkleeberg-lake |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=kohle-dampf-licht-seen.de |language=en}}
Category:Lakes of Saxony Category:Markkleeberg