Lake Sils (Catalonia)

Sils Lake
Estany de Sils (Catalan)
View of one of the residual seasonal wetlands of the former Lake Sils
Sils Lake as it appears in 17th century Principatus Cataloniae Map published in Amsterdam by Cornelis Danckerts
Sils Lake is located in Catalonia
Sils Lake
Sils Lake
Sils Lake is located in Spain
Sils Lake
Sils Lake
LocationCaldes de Malavella, Maçanet de la Selva and Sils
La Selva
Coordinates41°48′25″N 2°44′45″E / 41.80694°N 2.74583°E / 41.80694; 2.74583
TypeDry lake
Primary inflowsRiera de Vallcanera
Riera de Santa Maria
Rec Sorrer
El Reclar
Riera de Pins
La Torderola
Basin countriesCatalonia, Spain
Max. lengthdry bed 5 km (3.1 mi)
Surface areadry bed 7 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Average depthdry
Surface elevation69 m (226 ft)
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Lake Sils, Catalan Estany de Sils or Llac de Sils, is a freshwater dry lake with residual wetlands and marshes located in Caldes de Malavella, Maçanet de la Selva and Sils municipal terms, in the comarca of Selva, Catalonia, Spain. Located in a tectonic basin, this lake was the largest natural lake in Catalonia before being drained in the nineteenth century.