The Maschsee is an artificially created 2.4 kilometer long and 180 to 530 meter wide lake south of the city center of Hanover, Germany. With an area of ​​78 hectares it is the largest body of water in the Lower Saxony state capital. The lake allows numerous water sports and is a popular local recreation area. The Maschsee, which is relatively close to the city center, is a welcome local recreation area. Once a year in summer, the Maschsee Festival, which lasts several weeks and now attracts around two million visitors every year, takes place around the lake. Several thousand carp are bred in the Maschsee, some of which are sold to the public every year at Christmas and New Year's Eve if ordered in advance.