Czarny Staw pod Rysami
| Czarny Staw pod Rysami | |
|---|---|
Czarny Staw pod Rysami and Morskie Oko | |
| Location | Tatra mountains |
| Coordinates | 49°11′18″N 20°4′34″E / 49.18833°N 20.07611°E |
| Primary outflows | Morskie Oko |
| Basin countries | Poland |
| Max. length | 578 m (1,896 ft) |
| Max. width | 444 m (1,457 ft) |
| Surface area | 0.079 sq mi (0.20 km2) |
| Max. depth | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Water volume | 7,761,700 m3 (274,100,000 cu ft)m³ |
| Surface elevation | 1,583 m (5,194 ft) |
Czarny Staw pod Rysami, or Black Lake below Mount Rysy in English, is a mountain lake in the Tatra Mountains, Southern Poland. It is located on the Polish side of the highest mountain in Poland; Mount Rysy. At 1,583 m above sea level, it overlooks the nearby lake of Morskie Oko. Its maximum depth is 76 m (249 ft), this makes it the second deepest Tatra lake after Wielki Staw Polski, and fourth deepest in Poland. A walking path circumnavigates the lake, and leads up to Mount Rysy, or down to Morskie Oko.