Lake Steinhude

General data
- Water type: Natural lake
- Progression: Steinhuder Meerbach River -> Weser -> Wadden Sea -> North Sea -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Continental
- Continents: Europe
- Countries: Germany
Description
Lake Steinhude, (Steinhuder Meer) is a lake in Lower Saxony, Germany located 30 kilometres northwest of Hanover. Named after the nearby village of Steinhude, it has an area of about 30 square kilometres, making it the largest lake of northwestern Germany. At the same time, Lake Steinhude is very shallow, with an average depth of only 1.35 metres and a maximum depth of less than 3 metres.