Velke Hincovo pleso, SK
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Ursus PiPa
N 49° 10.583 E 020° 03.585
34U E 431471 N 5447488
Kettle lake in the High Tatras. It is the largest glacial lake on the Slovak side of the Tatra mountains.
Waymark Code: WMDM54
Location: Prešovský kraj, Slovakia
Date Posted: 01/29/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Team Marretas
Views: 42

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Lakes in the Tatra mountains

  • The local name for mountain lakes in the Tatra Mountains is "pleso".

  • With one exception all of them is glacial tarns – kettle lakes or moraine lakes. 

  • Glacial lakes in  the Tatra Mountains originated as a result of glaciation in the Pleistocene. Currently 135 lakes is in the Tatra mountains. 105 of them are permanent lakes that never run dry.

Velké Hincovo pleso

Geography of the lake

  • Velke Hincovo pleso (Great Hinec´s lake) is the largest and deepest kettle lake in Slovakia.

  • Water area is 20.08 hectares and a maximum depth exceeds 50 meters.

  • The total volume of water in the lake is 1.796 million cubic meters.

  • The lake is situated in altitude of 1944 meters on the highest end of the valley called Mengusovská dolina.

  • The kettle of Velke Hincovo tarn is surrounded by mountains (from west) Koprovský Peak (2367 m), Cubrina (2376 m), Mengusovský Peak (2432 m), Hincova tower (2372 m) and Mengusovský Volovec (2228 m).

  • The lake has not any permanent tributary.

Interesting things about the lake

  • Water in Velke Hincovo lake is very cold and has a maximum temperature 7 ° C only. Ice covers the lake 270 days during a year.

  • In the past brook trouts were introduced into the lake. Now Velke Hincovo pleso is the highest situated place of his presence.

Way to the lake

  • The lake is situated in the High Tatras National Park and is accessible only from the 16th June to 31 October.

  • The shortest way to Velke Hincovo lake is blue hiking trail from the lake Popradské Pleso. Parking and the nearest railway station is farther along the blue trail (see waypoint).

  • It is the easiest way but you have to expect elevation about 700 meters and a distance of seven kilometers. Climb from Popradské lake takes approximately 1.5 hours.

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Tatranská jezera

  • Horským jezerum v Tatrách se ríká plesa.

  • S jedinou výjimkou jde o jezera s ledovcovým puvodem, a to bud jezera karová, nebo jezera morénová.

  • Ledovcová jezera v Tatrách vznikala behem ctvrtohorního zalednení a do dnešních dnu se jich zachovalo 135. Vetšina z nich (105) je jezery stálými, takže nikdy nevysychají.

Vwlke Hincovo pleso

Geografie jezera

  • Velké Hincovo jezero je nejvetším a nejhlubším ledovcovým jezerem na Slovensku.

  • Rozloha hladiny Velkého Hincova plesa je 20.08 hektaru a maximální hloubka je víc než 50 metru.

  • Objem vody zadržované v jezeru je 1.796 milionu metru krychlových.

  • Hladina jezera se nachází na nejvyšším konci Mengusovské doliny ve výšce 1 944 metru nad morem.

  • Kar Velkého Hincova plesa obklopují tatranské štíty (od západu) Koprovský štít (2367 m), Cubrina (2376 m), Mengusovský štít (2432 m), Hincova vež (2372 m) a Mengusovský Volovec (2228 m).

  • Jezero nemá žádný trvalý prítok.

Zajímavosti o jezeru

  • Voda Velkého Hincova plesa je velice chladná, nejvyšší teplota dosahuje pouhých 7 stupnu Celsia. 270 dní v roce hladinu zakrývá vrstva ledu.

  • V minulosti byl do plesa vysazen pstruh rícní. Jezero se tak stalo nejvýše položeným místem, kde tato ryba žije.

Kudy k jezeru

  • Cesta k jezeru je prístupná jen v období od 16. 6. do 31. 10.!

  • Nejkratší cesta k Velkému Hincovu plesu vede po modré turistické znacce od Popradského plesa. Ješte o kus dále po modré se nachází parkovište a železnicní zastávka "Popradské pleso".

  • Je to nejkratší cesta, ale presto musíte pocítat s prevýšením cca 700 metru. Výstup od Popradského plesa v prumeru trvá hodinu a pul.

Lake Type: Glacial lake

Coordinates location: Hiking trail around the shore

Max. Length: 740 m

Max. Width: 370 m

Max. Depth: 54 m

Surface area: 20.08 hectares

Parking / trail head: N 49° 07.560 E 020° 04.470

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