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The Westensee was formed as a tongue basin at the end of the last ice age, the Weichselian Ice Age. Dead ice and excavation by the glacier caused the chambering of the lake basin.[1] The basin is surrounded by high terminal moraine ridges. In the south it is bordered by the Tüteberg (height 88 m above sea level).

The municipality of Westensee offers the use of a barbecue area with tables, benches and a covered barbecue, including toilet facilities and electricity connection, at the western end of the Westensee for a fee.

The Westensee is used as a recreational waterway, although motor vehicles are not permitted. Use by non-motorized recreational boats is regulated. You can cross the lake along the Eider, but you must either live in a neighboring community or pay a user fee to travel on the lake.[2][3] The lake has bathing areas in the towns of Westensee[4], Hohenhude[5], Wrohe[6] and Wulfsfelde

The construction of the Kiel Canal at the end of the 19th century led to a reduction in the water level of the lake by around 75 cm. The former shoreline is still visible in many areas of the shore. The areas that were dried out by the reduction are now mostly swampy and overgrown with marshland. In particular, the nearby peat lake has now completely disappeared.

The Westensee (elevation 6 m above sea level) is located in the Achterwehr district in the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district. It is the fifth largest lake in Schleswig-Holstein and is characterized as a lime-rich lowland lake with a relatively large catchment area without pronounced temperature stratification. With its location between the cities of Kiel and Rendsburg, it forms the center of the Westensee Nature Park. It drains into Schleswig-Holstein's largest river, the Eider, and also reaches the Kiel Canal via the Achterwehr shipping canal.

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The landscape conservation area is located in the north of the Altmark district of Salzwedel and includes the Arendsee as well as parts of the forest and grassland areas to the north. The villages of Arendsee, Genzien, Zießau and Ziemendorf are affected by the landscape conservation area.

The Westensee (elevation 6 m above sea level) is located in the Achterwehr district in the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district. It is the fifth largest lake in Schleswig-Holstein and is characterized as a lime-rich lowland lake with a relatively large catchment area without pronounced temperature stratification. With its location between the cities of Kiel and Rendsburg, it forms the center of the Westensee Nature Park. It drains into Schleswig-Holstein's largest river, the Eider, and also reaches the Kiel Canal via the Achterwehr shipping canal.