Möckeln
Möckeln is a lake in Karlskoga and Degerfors Municipalities in Örebro County, Sweden.
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 Aerial photo of Karlskoga taken in May 1993 with Möckeln lake in the background. The watercourse in the foreground is Timsälven. At the bottom right is Björkborn Manor. | |
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| Coordinates | 59°17′20″N 14°30′00″E |
| Type | Lake |
| Primary outflows | Gullspångsälven |
| Basin countries | Sweden |
| Max. depth | 25.5 metres (84 ft) |
| Settlements | Karlskoga, Degerfors and Valåsen och Labbsand |
Fauna
Species of Zander (Sander lucioperca), European perch (Perca fluviatilis) and Northern pike (Esox lucius) are most frequently fished here. [1]
Geology
Möckeln lake formed in place of a meteorite impact crater. Geological surveys in 2011 led by the geophysicist Herbert Henkel, formerly active at the Royal Institute of Technology, established that Möckeln lake northern end towards Karlskoga is a degraded meteorite impact crater with an original diameter of about 4.5 km. The meteorite that crashed is estimated to have a diameter of no more than a couple of hundred meters. The crater formation is lowered about 400 meters below the then ground surface and is now about 3 km in diameter. The crater has been deformed somewhat by the excess of a heavy rocks at the east of the lake and it is also affected by erosion. Other examples of known impact craters in Sweden are Siljan Ring, Dellen and Mien.