Lake Niepruszewskie — facts
A post-glacial ribbon lake in the Warta basin, in the municipalities of Dopiewo and Buk (Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship), about 7 km east of Buk. Fed and drained by the Samica Stęszewska river.
- Area: 242 ha (2.42 km²)
- Max length: 4.9 km · max width: 0.7 km
- Max depth: 5.2 m · elevation: 76.3 m a.s.l.
- Angling water (PZW): 262 ha
The lake on the map
Why we act
The catchment is largely agricultural, which favours nitrogen and phosphorus runoff and progressive eutrophication. In August 2022 an oxygen-depletion event killed over 400 kg of fish. That is why we focus on water monitoring, catchment protection and education.
Sources: morphometry and location — Wikipedia; angling water — Polish Angling Association; 2022 event — Buk municipality.