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| type = | inflow = |pushpin_map=Saxony| outflow = | catchment = | basin_countries = Germany| length = | width = 2.52abbr=on}}| depth = 5763abbr=on}}| volume = | residence_time = | shore = 112.5abbr=on}}| frozen = | islands = | cities = Markkleeberg| reference = }}(File:Aerial image of Markkleeberger See.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Aerial image of the Markkleeberger See)Markkleeberger See is a lake in Saxony, Germany, next to Markkleeberg, a suburb on the south side of Leipzig. At an elevation of 112.5 m, its surface area is 2.52 km2. It is a former open-pit coal mine, flooded in 1999 with groundwater and developed in 2006 as a tourist area. On its southeastern shore is Germany's only pump-powered artificial whitewater slalom course, the Kanupark Markkleeberg. The lake is a part of the Central German Lake District.{{commons category|Markkleeberger See}}{{Leipzig-geo-stub}}