Markkleeberger See

Markkleeberger See (in English: Lake Markkleeberg) is an artificial lake in Saxony, Germany, next to Markkleeberg, a suburb on the south side of Leipzig. At an elevation of 112.5 m, its surface area is 2.52 km2. It is a former open-pit coal mine, flooded in 1999 with groundwater and developed in 2006 as a tourist area. On its southeastern shore is Germany's only pump-powered artificial whitewater slalom course, the Kanupark Markkleeberg. Adjacently in the south, there is another artificial lake, which is named Störmthaler See. The two lakes, only separated by the Bundesautobahn 38, are part of the Central German Lake District. An elegant 800 m (2,600 ft) long paved lake promenade runs along the northeastern embankment of the Markkleeberger See. Since September 2012, boat tours with two passenger ships have started here. In 2025, the motorship MS Markkleeberg offers round trips on the Markkleeberger See, whereas the other ship, the MS Wachau, cruises on the Störmthaler See.