Behler See

54°9′53″N 10°28′10″E / 54.16472°N 10.46944°E / 54.16472; 10.46944Primary inflowsSchwentinePrimary outflowsSchwentineBasin countriesGermanySurface area2.77 km2 (1.07 sq mi)Max. depth43 m (141 ft)Surface elevation22 m (72 ft)SettlementsGrebin-Behl, Malente-Timmdorf. Nearby: Plön

The Behler See is a lake in the Holstein Switzerland region of North Germany. It lies between Timmdorf (municipality of Malente) to the east and the town of Plön to the west. To the east it transitions into the Langensee, to the west into the Höftsee.

All these lakes are crossed from east to west by the River Schwentine. The Behler See is named after the village of Behl in the municipality of Grebin, which lies to the north.

It has an area of 277 hectares (680 acres), is up to 43 metres deep and its surface elevation is about 22 m above sea level (NN).

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