ony . ▁With ▁its ▁water ▁surface ▁of ▁ 1 3 . 5   km ▁ ² ▁- ▁the ▁area ▁within ▁the ▁ring ▁dy ke ▁including ▁s ilt ation ▁zones ▁is ▁ 1 6   km ▁ ² ▁- ▁and ▁maximum ▁water ▁depth ▁of ▁just ▁ 1 . 5 0 ▁m , ▁it ▁is ▁good ▁for ▁sw imming ▁and ▁water ▁sports . ▁The ▁shall ow ▁lake ▁with ▁its ▁flat ▁be aches ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁and ▁eastern ▁shore ▁is ▁up ▁to ▁ 5   km ▁long ▁from ▁north ▁to ▁south ▁and ▁up ▁to ▁ 3 . 4   km ▁wide ▁from ▁west ▁to ▁east . ▁ ▁The ▁lake ▁is ▁crossed ▁by ▁the ▁River ▁Hun te , ▁which ▁leaves ▁the ▁lake ▁via ▁several ▁branches , ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁not ▁called ▁the ▁" H unte " ▁but ▁the ▁L oh ne . ▁Other ▁branches ▁are ▁the ▁G raw ied e ▁and ▁the ▁artificial ▁W äter ing , ▁the ▁Dorf lo h ne , ▁Sch od den lo h ne ▁and ▁Om pt eda ▁Canal . ▁Only ▁ 1 3   km ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁lake ▁and ▁ 3   km ▁north ▁of ▁Die ph ol z ▁all ▁the ▁branches ▁of ▁the ▁Hun te ▁are ▁reun ited . ▁ ▁The ▁fish - filled ▁lake , ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁bre eding ▁and ▁rest ing ▁place ▁for ▁birds , ▁has ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁fl ora ▁and ▁fa una , ▁which ▁is ▁why ▁the ▁western ▁and ▁the ▁southern ▁shore ▁of ▁the ▁lake ▁are ▁largely ▁protected . ▁▁▁ ▁Although