# Simssee

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{{Infobox body of water
| name               = Simssee
| image              = Aerial image of Lake Simssee (view from the southwest).jpg
| caption            =
|pushpin_map=Bavaria
| image_bathymetry   =
| caption_bathymetry =
| location           = [Alpine foothills](/source/Alpine_foothills), [Bavaria](/source/Bavaria)
| coords             = {{coord|47|52|22|N|12|14|22|E|region:DE-BY_type:waterbody_source:dewiki|display=inline,title}}
| type               =
| inflow             = [Thalkirchner Achen](/source/Thalkirchner_Achen), [Antworter Achen](/source/Antworter_Achen), Weidmoos-Graben
| outflow            = Sims
| catchment          =
| basin_countries    = Germany
| length             =
| width              =
| area               = {{convert|6.5|km2|abbr=on}}
| depth              = {{convert|13.41|m|abbr=on}}
| max-depth          = {{convert|22|m|abbr=on}}
| volume             = {{convert|8700000|m3|abbr=on}}
| residence_time     =
| shore              = {{convert|14|km|abbr=on}}
| elevation          = {{convert|470.1|m|abbr=on}}
| frozen             =
| islands            =0
| cities             =
| reference          =
}}
{{Short description|Lake in Bavaria}}
'''Simssee''' is a [lake](/source/lake) in the [Alpine foothills](/source/Alpine_foothills) of [Bavaria](/source/Bavaria), Germany. It has an [elevation](/source/elevation) of 470.1 metres and a surface area of 6.5 km<sup>2<big>,</big></sup> making it the largest lake in the [Rosenheim district](/source/Rosenheim_(district)). The maximum depth of the lake is 22.5 m. It drains into the river [Sims](/source/Sims_(river)). The retention period of the Simssee is about one and a half years and its catchment area covers 59.51&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. It is the last remain of Lake Rosenheim, which stretched over the area at the end of the Würm glaciation. The lake is a popular recreational spot for local visitors.

The lake is part of the following municipalities:
*[Bad Endorf](/source/Bad_Endorf)
*[Stephanskirchen](/source/Stephanskirchen)
*[Riedering](/source/Riedering)
*[Prutting](/source/Prutting)
*[Söchtenau](/source/S%C3%B6chtenau)

thumb|270x270px|Sunset at Simssee

== See also ==
* [List of lakes in Bavaria](/source/List_of_lakes_in_Bavaria)

== External links ==
* {{Lakes Germany 2004|Pilsensee|Bavaria|page=67}}
* "Simssee - Daten und Fakten". ''[https://seen.de/simssee/ Seen.de]'' (in German). Retrieved 2024-05-13.

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Category:Lakes of Bavaria
Category:Rosenheim (district)

{{Rosenheimdistrict-geo-stub}}

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