Schwielowsee Explained

Schwielowsee
Image Bathymetry:Schwielowsee.png
Caption Bathymetry:Map of the lake
Pushpin Map:Brandenburg
Location:Brandenburg
Coords:52.3378°N 12.9549°W
Inflow:River Havel
Outflow:River Havel
Basin Countries:Germany
Cities:Caputh, Ferch, Geltow

Schwielowsee (pronounced as /de/) is a lake in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated to the south and west of the city of Potsdam. The villages of Caputh, Ferch and Geltow, on the banks of the lake, form the municipality of Schwielowsee.

The lake is some long, with a maximum width of and a surface area is . It lies at an elevation of above sea level, and has a maximum depth of .

The navigable River Havel flows through the eastern end of the lake, entering it at Caputh via a short channel from the Templiner See, and exiting to the north. The lake is also navigable to its south-western end at Ferch. Navigation is administered as part of the Untere Havel–Wasserstraße.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Sheffield, Barry . Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson . . Inland Waterways of Germany . 1995 . 93–100 . 0-85288-283-1 .
  2. Web site: Wasser- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes . Hauptstrecken Abkürzungen . German . Main route abbreviations . 2011-02-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719114520/http://www.wsv.de/wasserstrassen/gliederung_bundeswasserstrassen/haupstrecken_abkuerzungen/index.html . 2011-07-19 .