Simssee is a
lake
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in the
Alpine foothills,
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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. At an elevation of 470.1 metres, its surface area is 6.5 km² making it the largest lake in the
Rosenheim district. The maximum depth of the lake is 22.5 m. It drains into the river
Sims
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. The retention period of the Simssee is about one and a half years and its catchment area covers 59.51 km².
It is the last remain of Lake Rosenheim, which stretched over the area at the end of the Würm glaciation.
See also
*
List of lakes in Bavaria
External links
*
Lakes of Bavaria
Rosenheim (district)
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