Stappitzer See is an Alpine lake in the Hohe Tauern mountain range near Mallnitz in Carinthia, Austria.

The lake arose during the last glacial period (Würm glaciation), when the retreat of glaciers led to a Sturzstrom landslide of debris damming up the waters in the Mallnitz valley.

After many thousand years of a continuous sedimentation process, Stappitzer See confined by several debris cones is a relict from the ice age.

The lake is a resting area for numerous bird species such as the black-throated loon and the western yellow wagtail, as well as a breeding ground for the little grebe, the Alpine swift, and the Eurasian crag martin.

In 1986 it was declared a nature reserve; since 2008 it is a Special Protection Area according to the European Birds Directive.