The Masch Lake is an artificial river situated south of the city centre of Hanover, the capital of Lower Saxony, Germany. Spanning an area of 78 hectares, it is the largest body of water within Hanover and a popular recreation area as well as venue for numerous water sports.
Masch Lake as seen from the New Town Hall observation platform, about 500 metres (1,600 ft) to its north
The "source" of the Masch Lake, with empty water basin
The annual Masch Lake Festival.
A boat operated by üstra during the festival.
Hanover is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) population makes it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in northern Germany after Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen. Hanover's urban area comprises the towns of Garbsen, Langenhagen and Laatzen and has a population of about 791,000 (2018). The Hanover Region has approximately 1.16 million inhabitants (2019) and is the largest in the Hannover–Braunschweig–Göttingen–Wolfsburg Metropolitan Region.
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