Mikołajskie Lake (Polish: Jezioro Mikołajskie; ) is glacial lake in Masurian Lake District in Poland.
Mikołajskie Lake covers about and is long and wide with a maximum depth of .
In the north, Mikołajskie Lake is connected with the Tałty Lake under the road bridge in Mikołajki. To one of the pillars of the bridge, on a spring, is chained the King of Vendaces (Fish King, in Polish: Król Sielaw, Rybi Król, legendary king of Masuria). In the south-east, Mikołajskie Lake is connected with the Śniardwy Lake by the Przeczka strait within Dybowski Róg and Popielski Róg. In the south-west, Mikołajskie Lake is connected with the Bełdany Lake. On the west bank extends the Pisz Forest.
On the shore of the lake are the towns: Mikołajki, Dybowo, Kulinowo, Wierzba.
Notable wildlife: Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris) Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) Black-throated loon (Gavia arctica) Little gull (Larus minutus)
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