Lake Altwarmbüchen

After the landscape here had been damaged for centuries by peat extraction and drainage, in the first decades of this century it was filled in with excavated soil from the construction of the Mittelland Canal and a landfill site set up in 1937, which largely destroyed the original moorland vegetation.

In order to further develop the new landscape of the Altwarmbüchen moor, it was decided to create a lake as part of the highway construction, which was completed in 1982 after four years of construction.

© State capital Hanover

The "young" lake has a total size of 150 hectares and a water surface area of 48 hectares. It is 1,500 meters long and a maximum of 450 meters wide. It is 7 to 12 meters deep and has a water volume of around 3.2 million cubic meters. The circular path around the lake is 3.5 kilometers long.

The local recreation area is ideal for relaxing by the water. Activities range from swimming, camping, boating, surfing and hiking to nature observation. The peripheral areas of the lake are of great importance for nature conservation.

© Isernhagen Municipal Archives, Hannover Regional Archives, Karl Johaentgens, Christian Stahl (Sources)

Altwarmbüchener Lake—More Than Just Water

Brochure on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Lake Altwarmbüchen: history, location, nature conservation, local recreation

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