It is located just north of Austria's main motorway, the West Autobahn, between Tullnerbach and Neu-Purkersdorf.

It was created over three years, 1895–1897, by damming the Wienfluss (The Wien) and letting it fill the valley behind.

The area is a water protection zone where activities like swimming and ice skating are prohibited.

He was an early pioneer of seaplanes and during testing one of his prototypes sank without trace after hitting debris on the surface.

The long distance Westbahn (Western Railway) runs along the northern shore of the lake.