The Kleines Meer ("Little Lake"), also called the ''Hieve'', is a
lake
A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...
in
East Frisia
East Frisia () or East Friesland (; ; ; ) is a historic region in the northwest of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is primarily located on the western half of the East Frisia (peninsula), East Frisian peninsula, to the east of West Frisia and to the ...
.
It lies northeast of
Emden
Emden () is an Independent city (Germany), independent town and seaport in Lower Saxony in the north-west of Germany and lies on the River Ems (river), Ems, close to the Germany–Netherlands border, Netherlands border. It is the main town in t ...
on the territory of the municipality of
Hinte; its southwestern shore borders on the
Uphusen-
Marienwehr borough of Emden, its southeastern and eastern shores on the municipality of
Südbrookmerland
Südbrookmerland is a municipality in the Aurich (district), district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 7 km west of Aurich. Its seat is in the village Victorbur.
Subdivisions
Südbrookmerland is divided into ...
.
The Kleines Meer has an area of and is thus significantly smaller than the neighbouring ''
Großes Meer'' ("Great Lake"), which lies within the municipality of
Südbrookmerland
Südbrookmerland is a municipality in the Aurich (district), district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 7 km west of Aurich. Its seat is in the village Victorbur.
Subdivisions
Südbrookmerland is divided into ...
. After sand was removed in the late 1970s, the formerly shallow lake had a maximum depth of . In July 2006 it was still up to deep, albeit in the middle of the dredged basin.
The Kleines Meer is popular as a leisure and recreation spot, especially with dinghy sailors, surfers, anglers and weekenders. Little holiday chalets, the so-called ''
Meerbuden'', have been built along the Emden, Hinte and Südbrookmerland shores. Unlike the Großes Meer, motor boats are allowed on the shortest route on the Hieve, but may not exceed in order to protect the natural habitat and the banks of the lake shore.
There is a link to the rest of the East Frisian waterways network along its only outlet, the ''Kurze Tief''; this flows into the
Treckfahrtstief, which, in turn, links to the canal network of the town of Emden and eventually to the
River Ems.
File:09-08-15 Kleines Meer(0).jpg, Dusk on the Kleines Meer
File:Meerbuden am Kleinen Meer Hieve 1.jpg, '' Meerbuden'' on the northeastern shore, with jetties, June 2013
File:Meerbuden am Kleinen Meer Hieve 2.jpg, '' Meerbuden'' on the northeastern shore, June 2013
File:Luftaufnahmen Nordseekueste 2013 05 by-RaBoe 306.jpg, Inlet from the Großes Meer (background) into the Kleines Meer (foreground), May 2013
See also
*
List of lakes of Germany
The largest lake on Germany, German territory is Lake Constance, while Müritz, Lake Müritz is the largest lake located entirely within German territory.
List
This is an incomplete list of lakes in Germany.
See also
* List of dams and ...
References
External links
*{{Commonscat-inline, Hieve
Lakes of Lower Saxony
East Frisia
LKleines Meer
Aurich (district)