Czarny Staw pod Rysami, or Black Lake below Mount Rysy in English, is a mountain
lake
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in the
Tatra Mountains,
Southern Poland. It is located on the
Polish side of the
highest mountain in Poland;
Mount Rysy. At 1,583 m
above sea level
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, it overlooks the nearby lake of
Morskie Oko. Its maximum depth is , this makes it the second deepest
Tatra lake after
Wielki Staw Polski, and fourth deepest in
Poland
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.
A walking path circumnavigates the lake, and leads up to
Mount Rysy, or down to
Morskie Oko.
Ascent Route
To get to Czarny Staw from
Morskie Oko you must follow the red trail on the Eastern side of Morskie Oko. Once you have reached about half-way you will see a signpost that has directions on how to get to Czarny Staw. After crossing the rocky inclined path, you will arrive at Czarny Staw. The trip takes about 50 mins going up from Morskie Oko and 40 minutes going back down.
Topography
Czarny Staw, is similar in shape to a circle. It is located at an altitude of 1,583 m, i.e. 188 m higher than
Morskie Oko. The area of Czarny Staw is approximately , with a maximum depth of 76.4 m and capacity Of 7,761,700 m³ of water. The lake is almost completely surrounded by a high ridge consisting of
Kazalnica Mięguszowiecka,
Mięguszowiecki Szczyt Czarny through to
Wołowy Grzbiet,
Rysy,
Niżnie Rysy,
Żabia Grań with
Żabi Szczyt Wyżni,
Żabi Mnich and
Owcze Turniczki. The meltwater of Czarny Staw falls in small cascades down to Morskie Oko, creating a waterfall called
Czarnostawiańska Siklawa
Gallery
File:Czarnostawska Siklawa.jpg, Small cascades from Czarny Staw to Morskie oko
File:Tatra Rysy 9.jpg, Czarny Staw pod Rysami in May
File:Czarny Staw, Rysy 2018.jpg, Czarny Staw located below Rysy
File:Rysy 006.JPG, View from Rysy to Czarny Staw pod Rysami and Morskie Oko
See also
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Black Lake Falls
References
Lakes of Poland
Tourist attractions in Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lakes of Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lakes of the High Tatras
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