Dämeritzsee

Dämeritzsee
Dämeritzsee
Location	Brandenburg / Berlin
Coordinates	52°25′22″N 13°44′2″E
Primary inflows	Spree, Flakenfließ
Primary outflows	Müggelspree
Basin countries	Germany
Surface area	93.5 hectares (231 acres)
Max. depth	4.5 metres (15 ft)
Surface elevation	32 metres (105 ft)
Settlements	Berlin, Erkner

The Dämeritzsee (German pronunciation^ⓘ) is a lake located in Brandenburg and Berlin, Germany. At an elevation of 32 metres (105 ft), its surface area is 93.5 hectares (231 acres). It is located partly in the municipality of Erkner (Oder-Spree district) and part in Rahnsdorf, a Berliner locality in Treptow-Köpenick district.^{[citation needed]}

The lake forms part of the course of the River Spree, and is the location of that river's confluence with the short Flakenfließ that flows out of the Flakensee. The reach of the Spree downstream to the Müggelsee is also known as the Müggelspree.^[1]

The Muggelspree and the Flakenfließ are both navigable, and the lake is also linked to the nearby Seddinsee by the Gosen Canal. The lake sees considerable sightseeing and leisure traffic, and also forms a link in a commercial navigation route from the limestone workings at Rüdersdorf, which reaches the Flakensee by a lock at Woltersdorf, and connects to the River Dahme and the Oder-Spree Canal via the Seddinsee.^[1]

References

1. Sheffield, Barry (1995). Inland Waterways of Germany. St Ives: Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson. pp. 113–122. ISBN 0-85288-283-1.

External links

• Nixdorf, B.; et al. (2004), "Dämeritzsee", Dokumentation von Zustand und Entwicklung der wichtigsten Seen Deutschlands (in German), Berlin: Umweltbundesamt, p. 4