The Lopausee is a man-made lake east of the village of
Amelinghausen in
Lüneburg Heath
Lüneburg Heath (, ) is a large area of heath (habitat), heath, geest, and woodland in the northeastern part of the state of Lower Saxony in northern Germany. It forms part of the hinterland for the cities of Hamburg, Hanover and Bremen and is ...
in North Germany. The lake has an area of about 12 hectares. It has been created in 1973 by impounding the
River Lopau with a dam. The dam lies parallel to the road embankment of the
B 209 federal road that runs past the lake.
The Lopausee is used exclusively as a nature reserve and for recreation. The water quality is rated as good and fishing and swimming are permitted. For the latter there is a bathing beach and a
pontoon in the lake. Visitors can circumnavigate the lake on a roughly 2.2 km long footpath and cycleway. There is a restaurant on the lakeshore as well as a
pedalo
A pedalo (British English), pedal boat (U.S. English), or paddle boat (U.S., Canadian, and Australian English) is a human-powered watercraft propelled by the action of bicycle pedal, pedals turning a paddle wheel.
Description
A pedalo is ...
hire facility. For some time there has also been a
ropes course
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by the lake. In the ''Lopaupark'' by the lake there is a children's playpark. Every year during the traditional Heath in Bloom Festival (''Heideblütenfest'') the lake is the stage for the big opening
laser light show
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Lasershow - Unsere Eröffnungsveranstaltung
at www.heidebluetenfest.com.
References
External links
{{Commons category, Lopausee
SLopausee
Reservoirs in Lower Saxony
Amelinghausen