Nausdorf Canal

Nausdorf Canal near Nausdorf

The Nausdorfer Canal is located in the northwest of Brandenburg .

It connects the Rambower See with the Rudower See . The canal leads through the Rambower Moor past the small town of Nausdorf , a district of Lenzen . As early as the 15th century there was a mill flow that powered the Nausdorf watermill, which existed until 1833. The canal was built between 1862 and 1879 and expanded to its present size in 1924/25.

The canal is approx. 5 km long and 8 to 10 m wide, today it is probably a maximum of 3 m wide in some places. Its depth is about 1 m, on the bottom there is a thick layer of mud.

The water is not navigable. Larger numbers of whitefish make it popular with anglers.

Web links

Commons : Nausdorfer Kanal - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Kroth, Bernd (2009): Changes in the water balance of the Rambower Moor from a historical point of view, In: Das Rambower Moor, contributions to natural and local history, contributions from the river landscape Elbe - Brandenburg 9/2009.

53.125367 11.550382Coordinates: 53 ° 7 ′ 31 ″ N , 11 ° 33 ′ 1 ″ E

[Kroth-1] Kroth, Bernd (2009): Changes in the water balance of the Rambower Moor from a historical point of view, In: Das Rambower Moor, contributions to natural and local history, contributions from the river landscape Elbe - Brandenburg 9/2009.