Czarny Staw pod Rysami

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, this makes it the Second deepest lake in the Tatra Mountains 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.

Ascent Route
To get to Czarny Staw from Morskie Oko you must follow the red trail on the Eastern side of Morskie Oko. Once you have reached about half-way you will see a signpost that has directions on how to get to Czarny Staw. After crossing the rocky inclined path, you will arrive at Czarny Staw. The trip takes about 50 mins going up from Morskie Oko and 40 minutes going back down.

Topography
Czarny Staw, is similar in shape to a circle. It is located at an altitude of 1,583 m, i.e. 188 m higher than Morskie Oko. The area of Czarny Staw is approximately 0.079 sqmi, with a maximum depth of 76.4 m and capacity Of 7,761,700 m³ of water. The lake is almost completely surrounded by a high ridge consisting of Kazalnicy, Mięguszowieckiego Szczytu Czarnego through to Wołowy Grzbiet, Rysy, Niżnie Rysy, Żabią Grań with Żabim Szczytem Wyżnim, Żabim Mnichem and Owcze Turniczki. The Meltwater of Czarny Staw falls in small cascades down to Morskie Oko, creating a waterfall called Czarnostawska Siklawa.