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Wilczyńskie Lake

Coordinates: 52°28′55″N 18°06′58″E / 52.48194°N 18.11611°E / 52.48194; 18.11611
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Wilczyńskie Lake
Wilczyńskie Lake is located in Greater Poland Voivodeship
Wilczyńskie Lake
Wilczyńskie Lake
LocationGmina Wilczyn, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Coordinates52°28′55″N 18°06′58″E / 52.48194°N 18.11611°E / 52.48194; 18.11611
Basin countriesPoland
Max. length5.5 km (3.4 mi)
Max. width0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Surface area2.05 km2 (0.79 sq mi)
Average depth7.8 m (26 ft)
Max. depth24.9 m (82 ft)
SettlementsWilczyn

Wilczyńskie Lake is a lake in Gmina Wilczyn, Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, north-central Poland, near the village of Wilczyn. It's a ribbon lake. In 2016 there was much discussion about the lake drying up and disappearing due to nearby lignite coal mines.1