Lake Malta

Lake Malta
Lake during training of Chinese team before Rowing World Cup in 2006
Location	Poznań
Lake type	artificial lake
Primary sources	Cybina
Primary outflows	Cybina
Basin countries	Poland
Max. length	2.2 km
Max. width	0.46 km
Surface area	0.64 km²
Average depth	3.1 m
Max. depth	5 m

Lake Malta is an artificial lake in Poznań, Poland. It was formed in 1952 as a result of the damming of the Cybina River. It is about 2.2 km long, what makes the lake the biggest man-made lake of the city. The water is 3.1 m deep on average with a maximum about 5 m. There are a number of recreational attrations along the edge of the lake including:

• an artificial ski slope,
• an artificial ice rink,
• a zoological garden,
• Kolejka Parkowa Maltanka - a narrow gauge railway,
• the Mound of Freedom.

The lake also has one the oldest man-made rowing venues in Europe - The Malta Regatta Course. This dates back to 1952 and has held a number of Rowing World Cup events. Name of lake is derrived from Knights Hospitaller also known as Knights of Malta. Lake was build on land owned by Church of St. John of Jerusalem Outside the Walls, gave to the order in 1187 by duke Mieszko III the Old.

The Mound of Freedom and artificial ski slope "Malta-ski"

The bottom of lake during winter 2004/2005. Cybina is visible

Preceded by Ottensheim Austria 2008

World Rowing Championships Venue 2009

Succeeded by Lake Karapiro New Zealand 2010

Poznań
Districts Stare Miasto | Nowe Miasto | Jeżyce | Grunwald | Wilda Tourist attractions St. Peter and St. Paul's Cathedral | Royal Castle | Lake Malta | Lake Rusałka