Clausensee
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 (from Kaiserslautern to Pirmasens) 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 477 metres high, the Hesselsberg in the southwest is 465 metres high, and the Schmaler Kopf in the southeast is 503 metres high.
Properties
The lake is about 450 metres long and 90 metres wide. Its total area is 4½ hectares. In the middle of the lake, which is up to five 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.