List of bodies of water in Munich
This page gives an overview of natural and artificial flowing and standing waters in Munich.
Natural flowing waters
Due to the location of Munich on the Munich gravel plain , which drops from south to north within the urban area by about 100 m, the natural flow direction of the rivers in Munich is specified from south to north. Two larger rivers flow through the city area, the Isar and the Würm . There is also the smaller Hachinger Bach , which runs underground in parts , with its continuation in the envelope ditch and in the interception ditch . There are smaller streams especially in the north-west of Munich. Some of them belong to the Würm river system, others already belong to the Amper river systemthat flows west of Munich. Ultimately, however, all of the water from Munich reaches the Isar and flows over the Danube into the Black Sea .
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origin |
muzzle |
Length in km |
Remarks |
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| Catchment ditch |
Enveloping ditch ( place ) |
Middle Isar Canal ( location ) |
8.8 | Drainage ditch in the Johanneskirchener Moos , built 1920–1929 at the same time as the Mittlere-Isar-Kanal, fed by the enveloping ditch at the head of the trench , flows into a side channel of the Mittlere-Isar-Kanal at the Ismaninger reservoir |
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| Brunnbach | Slope spring in the Herzogpark ( place ) |
Isar ( place ) |
3.1 | Originally a continuation of the Brunnthaler Quellbach , the upper course filled in at the beginning of the 20th century, runs largely parallel to the Mittlere-Isar Canal , is channeled under it into the Isar. |
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| Brunnthal source stream | Hill spring ( place ) |
Isar ( place ) |
0.5 | original beginning of the Brunnbach , derived from the Steinbacher pond underground to the Isar |
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| Dornachbach |
Johanneskirchener Moos ( place ) |
Sechserbach ( place ) |
0.9 | Drainage ditch in the Johanneskirchener Moos | |
| Dornach border ditch | Border between Dornach and Johanneskirchen ( place ) |
Enveloping ditch ( place ) |
0.9 | Drainage ditch in the Johanneskirchener Moos |
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| Emmeringer Bach |
( Place ) |
Langwieder Bach ( place ) |
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| Erlbach |
Moosschwaige ( place ) |
Gröbenbach ( place ) |
6.1 | forms the border between Munich and Groebenzell for about 1 km |
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| Feldmochinger Mühlbach | Source in Moosach ( place ) |
Würm Canal ( place ) |
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| Fischbach |
( Place ) |
Gröbenbach ( place ) |
also called Lochhauser Fischbach |
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| Füsslgraben | Source ( place ) |
Reigersbach ( place ) |
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| Gleißach |
Johanneskirchener Moos ( place ) |
Seebach ( place ) |
5.4 | also called Gleißenbach, corresponds to the former upper course of the historic Gleißenbach, which is now only a short tributary of the Seebach in Ismaning, is now led along the fish ponds to the east, crosses under the Middle Isar Canal and feeds the Seebach |
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| Grobenbach |
Germering ( place ) |
Amper ( place ) |
19th | forms the border between Munich and Puchheim for about 2 km and the border between Munich and Olching for about 700 m |
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| Hachinger Bach |
Oberhaching ( place ) |
Berg am Laim ( place ) |
28.2 | is routed underground north of the Ostpark and comes to the surface again at Truderinger Gleisdreieck in the Hüllgraben . |
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| Harlachinger Quellbach | Slope spring in Hellabrunn Zoo ( location ) |
Auer Mühlbach ( place ) |
0.8 | also called Siebenbrunner Bächl, fed by several hillside springs |
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| Hartmannshofer Bach |
Pagodenburger See ( place ) |
Moosach ( place ) |
is continued underground to the dog lake |
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| Hirlgraben |
Johanneskirchen ( place ) |
Gleißach ( place ) |
1.6 | Drainage ditch in the Johanneskirchener Moos |
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| Envelope ditch | Truderinger Gleisdreieck ( place ) |
Interception ditch ( location ) |
5.1 | The 19th century drainage ditch in the Johanneskirchener Moos has been fed by the underground Hachinger Bach since 1933 |
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| Isar |
Karwendel ( place ) |
Danube ( place ) |
295 | Main river of Munich, in the city center by the Museum Island and the Prater Island divided into the Große Isar and the Kleine Isar |
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| Calf pit |
Groundwater collector (underground) ( place ) |
Feldmochinger Mühlbach ( place ) |
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| Kalterbach |
Feldmochinger See ( place ) |
Amper ( place ) |
11 | Outflow of collected in Feldmochinger See groundwater passes under the Würmkanal and receives a portion of its water, the first portion between Feldmochinger See Würmkanal and is also called Würmhölzlgraben designated |
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| Long again Bach |
Aubing ( place ) |
Gröbenbach ( place ) |
6.5 |
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| Lohwiesengraben |
( Place ) |
Langwieder Bach ( place ) |
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| Big bugs | Source ( place ) |
Gröbenbach ( place ) |
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| Small bugs | Source ( place ) |
Gröbenbach ( place ) |
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| Medium Mauken |
( Place ) |
Speckbach ( place ) |
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| Moosgraben | Outflow of the Karlsfelder See ( location ) |
Kalterbach ( place ) |
2.4 | Dug in the 1940s to relieve the Karlsfelder See during floods |
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| Source bag |
( Place ) |
Langwieder Bach ( place ) |
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| Reigersbach |
Feldmochinger Mühlbach / Füsslgraben ( place ) |
Feldmochinger Mühlbach ( place ) |
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| Scharinenbach |
( Place ) |
Gröbenbach ( place ) |
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| Schrederbächl |
Feldmochinger Mühlbach ( place ) |
Feldmochinger Mühlbach ( place ) |
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| Schwabenbächl | Hundesee ( place ) |
Würm Canal ( place ) |
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| Schwebelbach |
Würm Canal ( place ) |
Amper ( place ) |
8.6 | is diverted from the Würm Canal near the confluence of the Feldmochinger Mühlbach stream and continues to flow in its original stream bed. It crosses the Dachau-Schleissheim Canal near the Feldmoching-Oberschleißheim regatta facility . |
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| Sechserbach |
Dornachbach ( place ) |
Erlbach in Unterföhring ( place ) |
0.5 | Drainage ditch in the Johanneskirchener Moos | |
| Speckbach |
( Place ) |
Gröbenbach ( place ) |
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| Truderinger Hüllgraben |
Kirchtrudering ( place ) |
Enveloping ditch ( place ) |
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| Weihergraben | Böhmerweiher drain ( place ) |
Gröbenbach ( place ) |
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| Wenzbach | Slope spring in the Pullach settlement "An der Isar" ( place ) |
Floßkanal (Munich) ( location ) |
1.0 | flows below the villa colony Prinz-Ludwigs-Höhe along the slope edge of the Isar high bank |
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| Worm |
Starnberger See ( place ) |
Amper ( place ) |
39.5 | The runoff of Lake Starnberg, the second largest river in Munich, flows through the western districts of Pasing , Obermenzing , Untermenzing and Allach |
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channels
The two largest canals in Munich are the Isar-Werkkanal in the south and the Mittlere-Isar-Kanal in the north. Both were created to generate energy and drive several run-of-river power plants . Historical canal systems are the system of the Munich city streams , which drove the mills in Munich in the pre-industrial era , and the north Munich canal system , which was created to design the parks of Nymphenburg Palace and Schleissheim Palace .
The Munich wastewater flows through the 2,400 kilometer long Munich sewer system .
Channels in general
This section summarizes all channels that cannot be assigned to one of the two historical canal systems.
| Surname |
origin |
muzzle |
created |
Length in km |
Remarks |
image |
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| Abels Canal |
Factory channel ( location ) |
Würm ( place ) |
0.2 | short cross connection between the factory canal and Würm in the Pasing city park | ||
| Sewer |
Großlappen sewage treatment plant ( location ) |
Fish ponds at the Ismaninger reservoir ( location ) |
2.8 | runs mostly underground, is guided in a culvert under the Isar and with a pressure pipe bridge over the Mittlere-Isar Canal |
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| Factory channel |
Würm ( place ) |
Würm ( place ) |
1.5 | is diverted from the Würm at the southern city limits of Munich, flows parallel to it through the Pasinger Stadtpark and back into it shortly before the Klinikum München Pasing | ||
| Raft channel |
Isar-Werkkanal ( location ) |
Floßlände ( place ) |
End of the 19th century | 0.9 | originally built for the transport of goods, today used purely for tourism and sport purposes, length including raft landing: 1.4 km |
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| Isar works canal |
Isar ( place ) |
Isar ( place ) |
1894-1900 1906-1908 1921-1923 |
12 | flows from Isarwerk 2 in the creek bed of the Großer Stadtbach , length indicated to Isarwerk 3 |
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| Maria-Einsiedelbach |
Raft canal ( location ) |
Mühlbach ( place ) |
Middle of the 14th century | 1.3 | historical mill stream of the Schadeneckmühle |
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| Middle Isar Canal |
Isar ( place ) |
Isar ( place ) |
1920–24 1926–29 1930 1949–51 |
64 | is diverted from the Isar at the Oberföhring weir, drives seven hydropower plants |
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| Mühlbach |
Floßlände ( place ) |
Isar-Werkkanal ( location ) |
End of the 19th century | 0.9 | Continuation of the raft canal behind the raft landing, flows through the Maria Einsiedel natural pool |
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| Emergency exhaust duct |
Großlappen sewage treatment plant ( location ) |
Isar ( place ) |
0.7 | Emergency overflow of the Großlappen sewage treatment plant |
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Munich city brooks
The Munich city brooks are a system of flowing waters, the water of which is derived from the Isar, which run essentially parallel to the Isar near the Isar and which ultimately flow back into it. From the Middle Ages to the industrial age, they were used to operate the mills and fountains in Munich, to supply process and extinguishing water and to dispose of waste. They also supplied the water for the artificial streams in the English Garden , which continue to flow through the Obere Isarau . Most of the originally dense network of city streams have now been drained and the canal bed has been filled. The Munich city streams still carrying water are listed below.
North Munich canal system
The north Munich canal system is a canal system to supply the moats and lakes in the parks of the castles Nymphenburg and Schleissheim . It extends at different points between the Würm and the Isar and thus also ensures water transport between these two rivers. With the exception of the Dachau-Schleissheim Canal, all canals of this canal system lead at least partially through the Munich city area. The Türkengraben , which previously also belonged to this system and was started in 1702 and was intended to connect the Munich Residence with Schleißheim Palace, was only completed as far as the Georgenschwaige on the Nymphenburg-Biederstein Canal and filled in again in 1811.
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origin |
muzzle |
created |
Length in km |
Remarks |
image |
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| Dachau-Schleissheim Canal |
Schleißheim Palace Park ( location ) |
Kalterbach ( place ) |
1691/92 | 4.1 | Continuation of the Schleissheim Canal and as such often simply called the Schleissheim Canal. Originally also a junction from Würm (to Schliessheim 6.8 km, Ort ) and Amper (to Schliessheim 9.2 km, Ort ), i.e. inflow from both sides and water discharge into the moor. Water- bearing sections of the old canal bed are still present between Würm and Saubach and between Gröbenbach and Pollnbach. |
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| Nymphenburg-Biederstein Canal |
Nymphenburg Palace ( location ) |
Schwabinger Bach ( place ) |
1702/04 | 8.7 | is on the grounds of Nymphenburg Palace from the Nymphenburg Canal diverted its tail is as black paints referred |
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| Pasing-Nymphenburg Canal |
Würm ( place ) |
Nymphenburg Palace Park ( location ) |
1701 | 3.9 | Section of the Nymphenburg canal , shares in the castle grounds into several channels and artificial streams and feeds the lakes of the palace garden, flowing outside the castle back together for Schlosskanal |
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| Schleissheim Canal |
Garchinger Mühlbach ( place ) |
Schleißheim Palace Park ( location ) |
1689 | 8.9 | in the first section also called Dirnismaninger Canal and in Oberschleißheim also called Isar-Garchinger Canal |
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| Castle Canal |
Nymphenburg Palace ( location ) |
- | 1727/30 | 1.7 | Section of the Nymphenburg Canal , also called the Nymphenburg Branch Canal , continuation of the Pasing-Nymphenburg Canal , blind canal in the east axis of the palace, ends at the Hubertusbrunnen ( place ). |
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| Würm Canal |
Würm ( place ) |
Schleißheim Palace Park ( location ) |
1601 1687 1690/91 |
8.3 | laid out for the Schwaighof Wilhelms V. (today's Old Castle ), initially expanded in 1687 and in 1690/91 stretched further north in parts. |
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Lakes, ponds and ponds
There are no larger lakes in Munich. The Starnberg Lake is about 20 kilometers south of the city limits, and the artificial Ismaninger Reservoir is just 5 km from the northeast corner of Munich. Due to the sloping location on the gravel plain and the water-permeable subsoil, no natural lakes were formed in the urban area. However, there are man-made lakes, ponds and ponds, some of which are traversed by a stream or canal and others are fed by groundwater.
literature
- Christine Rädlinger : History of the Munich city streams . Ed .: City Archives Munich . Verlag Franz Schiermeier, Munich 2004, ISBN 978-3-9809147-2-7 .
- Franz Schiermeier: Munich city streams . Travel guide to the lifelines of a city. Verlag Franz Schiermeier, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-9813190-9-5 .
Web links
Map with all coordinates: - Swimming lakes in Munich
- List of lakes on www.seen.de