Springhorst Lake

The Berkhan family has been running the campsite and indoor pool in the Springhorstsee recreation area since 1970. The camping site stretches directly around the lake and is broken up by beautiful trees and sunbathing lawns. Only one side of this 450 × 200 meter water area, which was created by gravel extraction, is open to the public. The area is very informal. The lake has drinking water quality.

Read the results of the bathing water analysis

Infrastructure

Water area:
Approx. 50,000 square meters, small shallow water area

Equipment:
WC, large sunbathing lawn, some sandy beach

Activities:
Children's playground, indoor pool with a water temperature of 30°C, two bowling alleys

Dining:
Kiosk, outdoor restaurant with 200 seats, and a hotel on the opposite bank

Interesting facts about lifeguards, watercraft and more

• Swimming lessons, wellness, sports, and fitness programs:
  offered by VHS Hannover
• Other Activities:
  Fishing Club
• Swim at your own risk!
• Parking spaces available.

Info profile Springhorstsee

Lake Springhorst is located northwest of Großburgwedel in the Forst Rundshorn–Fuhrberg scenic conservation area. The lake is home to a campground, a hotel with an attached bowling alley, an indoor swimming pool, and a restaurant. The western side of the lake is open to the public for swimming. For an admission fee, visitors can swim at the sandy beach with its adjacent sunbathing area. The local fishing club is permitted to fish in the lake. Events include the annual dragon boat race on the lake. A parking lot is available at the swimming area. Swim at your own risk; no lifeguards on duty!

The area surrounding the lake is characterized by agricultural areas such as fields and meadows.

The Department of Health, as the responsible authority, conducts regular tests of the bathing water at the bathing site. The first water sample is taken before the start of the season. During the bathing season, from May 15 to September 15, samples are taken once a month. The water is tested for the indicator bacteria Escherichia coli and intestinal enterococci. These results are published here and on the Lower Saxony State Health Office’s bathing water portal, among other places.

If the authorities become aware of the occurrence of mass proliferation of blue-green algae, the water is tested for blue-green algae and, if necessary, an official warning of acute occurrence of blue-green algae is issued. If large quantities of toxic blue-green algae are detected, a bathing ban is issued and published on site and on the internet.