Baggersee Innsbruck (also: ''Baggersee Rossau'') is located in the south-eastern part of

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; ) is the capital of Tyrol (federal state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the Wipptal, Wipp Valley, which provides access to the ...

at the

Inn River The Inn (; ; ) is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. The long river is a right tributary of the Danube, being the third largest tributary of the Danube by discharge. The highest point of its drainage basin is the summit of Piz Berni ...

and belongs to the city district Amras. With an area size of 2.8 ha it is the second largest lake in the city area. Only the

Lake Lans The Lake Lans or Lanser See is a lake for bathing near Lans located on the southern highlands above Innsbruck, Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is ...

surpasses it by size and volume. Many people use the lake as a recreation area in summer. The water can warm up to 24 °C. Recreational activities at the lake include beach volleyball, badminton, streetball and table tennis. In fall the water is intensively used for surfing. Despite the high usage, the water quality remains constant at Grade B. Reed regions, fresh water supply and subterranean connections with the sewage treatment plant Rossau and Inn River provide the Lake with sufficient water upheavals. Rare water birds like

cormorant Phalacrocoracidae is a family of approximately 40 species of aquatic birds commonly known as cormorants and shags. Several different classifications of the family have been proposed, but in 2021 the International Ornithologists' Union (IOU) ado ...

s and

swan Swans are birds of the genus ''Cygnus'' within the family Anatidae. The swans' closest relatives include the goose, geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form the tribe (biology) ...

s were detected by

ornithologist Ornithology, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις (''órnis''), meaning "bird", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study", is a branch of zoology dedicated to the study of birds. Several aspects of ornithology differ from related discip ...

s who use this territory during the non-bathing season.

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Lakes of Tyrol (federal state) Innsbruck {{Tyrol-geo-stub