List of bodies of water in Saxony-Anhalt

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The Arendsee

Flowing waters

Waters; Length in km; places flowed through in Saxony-Anhalt ; (Confluence of ...); comment

Elbe

Elbe in Magdeburg

1,091 km long; rises in the Giant Mountains in the Czech Republic at an altitude of approx. 1,386 m, flows through or touches the Czech Republic, Saxony , Saxony-Anhalt, Brandenburg , Lower Saxony , Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania , Hamburg , Schleswig-Holstein

Elbe tributaries and waters with confluence in Saxony-Anhalt

The ears at Calvörde

Elbe tributaries and waters with mouth outside Saxony-Anhalt

The Steinbach , which rises on the Karower Platte, flows into the Havel via the artificial waterways Karower Landgraben , Fiener Hauptvorfluter and Elbe-Havel Canal.

Other rivers

(via Oker , Aller zur Weser )

Channels (unfinished)

  • Elster-Saale Canal : planned, largely implemented but never completed waterway connection between the Saale (south of Halle (Saale) ) and Leipzig .
  • Canal sections in Halle (Saale) : planned and partially executed, but never completed canal sections near the Saale as part of the planned south wing of the Mittelland Canal .
  • Mittelkanal , an incomplete waterway project in the urban area of ​​the cathedral and university town of Merseburg .

Standing water

Waters; Water system ; Area in ha; Location to the next important place; comment

The standing waters were provisionally sorted by type. However, the boundaries are sometimes fluid.

Dams and barrages

  1. Kelbra dam ; Helmets , Unstrut , Saale , Elbe ; 600 ha; at Kelbra ; Bathing lake
  2. Rappbode Dam ; Bode , Saale, Elbe; 395 ha; at Hasselfelde
  3. Wendefurth dam ; Bode, Hassel , Saale, Elbe; 78.0 ha; at Wendefurth
  4. Wippra dam ; Wipper , Saale, Elbe; 38.5 ha; at Wippra
  5. Königshütte Dam ; Bode, Saale, Elbe; 32.0 ha; Königshütte near Wernigerode
  6. Hasselvorsperre ; Hassel, Bode, Saale, Elbe; 25.0 ha; at Hasselfelde
  7. Rappbodev pre-lock ; Bode, Saale, Elbe; 24.3 ha; at Hasselfelde
  8. Zillierbach dam ; Zillierbach , Bode, Saale, Elbe; 23.0 ha; near Wernigerode
  9. Frankenteich ; Rödelbachgraben , Selke , Bode, Saale, Elbe; 11.0 ha; near Straßberg in the Harz Mountains
  10. Kiliansteich dam ; Büschengraben , Rödelbachgraben, Selke, Bode, Saale, Elbe; 17.3 ha; near Straßberg in the Harz Mountains
  11. upper Kiliansteich ; Büschengraben , Rödelbachgraben, Selke, Bode, Saale, Elbe; 17.3 ha; near Straßberg in the Harz Mountains
  12. Teufelsteich ; Teufelsgrundbach , Selke, Bode, Saale, Elbe; 19.9 ha; near Harzgerode
  13. Pear tree pond ; Birnbaumbach ; 4.5 ha; near Neudorf (Harz)
  14. Gondola pond ; Uhlenbach; 4.2 ha; at Friedrichsbrunn
  15. Great Sieberstein pond ; Siebersteinbach; 4.2 ha; at Ballenstedt
  16. Bremen pond ; Brook from the Bremen pond; 3.7 ha; at Gernrode
  17. Art pond Neudorf ; unnamed, tributary to the narrow Wipper , narrow Wipper, Wipper , Saale, Elbe, 4.2 ha; near Neudorf
  18. Ballenstedt artificial pond ; Garnwinde, Sauerbach; 3 ha; at Ballenstedt
  19. Fürstenteich ; Teufelsbach; 2.5 ha; at Silberhütte
  20. New pond ; Hagentalsbach; 2.4 ha; at Gernrode
  21. Small Sieberstein pond ; Siebersteinbach; 1.8 ha; at Ballenstedt
  22. Bergrat-Müller pond ; Friedenstalbach; 1.3 ha; at Friedrichsbrunn
  23. Erichsburger Pond ; Friedenstalbach; 1.1 ha; near Harzgerode

Open pit lakes

  1. Geiseltalsee ; Saale , Elbe; 1842 to 1900 ha; south of Halle (Saale) ; former open-cast lignite mine flooded until 2011, merging of the partial lakes: August 2008
  2. Great Goitzschesee ; near the Mulde , Elbe ; 1332 ha; southeast of Bitterfeld
  3. Muldestausee ; Mulde, Elbe; 605 ha; east of Bitterfeld
  4. Lake Concordia ; in flooding until 2015, 600 ha; between Nachterstedt and Schadeleben ; Embankment demolition of 2 million cubic meters on July 19, 2009, 3 dead
  5. Rassnitz Lake ; White Elster , Saale, Elbe; 310 ha; east of Merseburg ; former lignite mine flooded until 2000
  6. Wallendorfer See ; White Elster, Saale, Elbe; 338 ha; east of Merseburg; former lignite mine flooded until 2000
  7. Gremminer See ; Elbe; 543 ha; west of Graefenhainichen ; former open-cast lignite mine (still under flooding) Golpa-Nord , museum and venue Ferropolis
  8. Grosser See ; Elbe; 366 ha; east of Graefenhainichen; former open-cast lignite mine (still under flooding) Gröbern
  9. Barleber Lake ; Elbe; 105 ha; near Magdeburg and Barleben ; Bathing lake
  10. Paupitzscher See ; Mulde, Elbe; 100 ha; between Bitterfeld and Delitzsch ; largest part in Saxony
  11. Horseshoe lake ; approx. 70 ha; Former open-cast lignite mine and gravel pit in the urban area of ​​Halle (Saale)
  12. Neustädter See ; Elbe; 60 ha; near Magdeburg
  13. Post horn ponds ; 2 ponds; 20 ha and 5 ha; former lignite civil engineering, near Halle (Saale)
  14. Heidesee ; 12.5 ha; former lignite mine near Halle (Saale)
  15. Rattmannsdorfer See ; 76 ha; former gravel pit, near Halle (Saale)
  16. Hohenweidener See ; 13 ha; former gravel pit, near Halle (Saale)
  17. Osendorfer See ; 22 ha; former open-cast lignite mine in Halle (Saale)
  18. Angersdorfer Ponds ; 2 ponds 6 ha and 3 ha; former clay pits, near Halle (Saale)
  19. Runstedter See ; 23 hectares of former open-cast brown coal mine near Braunsbedra
  20. Bergwitzsee ; Elbe; 180 ha; south of Wittenberg near Bergwitz ; former lignite opencast mine, bathing lake
  21. Gravel pit Adria ; Mulde, Elbe; 12 ha; near Dessau ; former gravel pit from motorway construction, swimming lake
  22. Gravel lake Gerwisch
  23. Salbker See 1 and 2 in Magdeburg southeast (gravel pits each several hectares in size)
  24. Mondsee; approx. 38 ha; at Hohenmölsen ; Flooded from 1989 to 1991

Water management storage

  1. Wettelrode storage facility ; Erlbach; 4 ha; west of Wettelrode
  2. Memory Schmon ; Schmoner Bach; 2.2 ha; west of Schmon

Retention basin

Partly dammed retention basins

  1. Kalte Bode flood protection basin ; Bode , Saale , Elbe ; 58.9 ha; near Königshütte in the Harz Mountains

Retention basins that are not normally dammed up

  1. Retention basin Stöbnitz ; Saale , Elbe ; 21.5 ha; northeast of Öchlitz in the Merseburg-Querfurt district
  2. Retention basin shot ; Elbe; 10.0 ha; west of Magdeburg
  3. Retention basin Gleinaer Grund ; Hostage ; 6.3 ha; southwest of Müelte
  4. Querfurt flood retention basin ; Transverse ; ?? Ha; west of Querfurt

Natural lakes and bogs

Aerial view of Schönitzer See
  1. Arendsee ; Elbe ; 514 ha; near Arendsee (Altmark) ; Bathing lake
  2. Sweet lake ; Evil Sieben , Salza , Saale , Elbe; 247 ha; Seeburg
  3. Schönitzer See ; Elbe; 145 ha; at Riesigk ; Old arm of the Elbe
  4. Bindersee ; Evil Sieben, Salza, Saale, Elbe; 25 ha; east of Seeburg
  5. Kernersee ; Evil Sieben, Salza, Saale, Elbe; 17 ha; east of Seeburg
  6. Schönfeld-Kamerner See ; Elbe; ?? Ha; near Schönfeld and Kamern in the Stendal district
  7. Niegripper See ; Elbe; ?? Ha; near Niegripp in the Jerichower Land district
  8. Salty lake ; Salza; Weida; drained, near Röblingen am See
  9. Crassensee ; Elbe; 10 ha; at Seegrehna ; Old arm of the Elbe
  10. Rehsener See ; Elbe; 5.17 ha; at Rehsen ; Old arm of the Elbe

Ponds and others

  1. Gotthard pond ; Hostage; 6.8 ha; near Merseburg
  2. Border pond ; narrow Wipper, Wipper, Saale, Elbe; 70 a ; near Neudorf
  3. Lousy ponds ; Elbe; ?? Ha; near Bad Schmiedeberg
  4. Malini pond ; Rödelbachgraben, Selke, Bode, Saale, Elbe; near Straßberg in the Harz Mountains
  5. Mensing pond ; Hagenbach; 1.1 ha; at Gernrode
  6. Möllerteich , Graben vom Möllerteich , Büschengraben , Rödelbachgraben, Selke, Bode, Saale, Elbe; between Straßberg and Breitenstein in the Harz Mountains
  7. Mill pond ; Selke; 7.1 ha; at Güntersberge
  8. Neudorf community pond ; unnamed, tributary to the narrow Wipper, narrow Wipper, Wipper, Saale, Elbe; 50 a; in Neudorf
  9. Neudorfer small pond 1 ; unnamed, tributary to the narrow Wipper, narrow Wipper, Wipper, Saale, Elbe; 3 a; near Neudorf
  10. Neudorfer small pond 2 ; unnamed, tributary to the narrow Wipper, narrow Wipper, Wipper, Saale, Elbe; 22 a; near Neudorf

Canals and ditches

The Mittelland Canal in Calvörde
  1. Elbe-Havel Canal
  2. Gnevsdorfer receiving water
  3. Mittelland Canal
  4. Niegripper connection channel
  5. Pareyer connection channel
  6. Rothenseer connecting canal
  7. Schindelbruch artificial moat
  8. Siebengraben

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ A trio celebrates the end of the flooding , Mitteldeutsche Zeitung of April 30, 2011, accessed on September 1, 2011 ( digitized version )

Web links

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