Quenzgraben

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Quenzgraben
Bridge over Quenzgraben near the mouth

Bridge over Quenzgraben near the mouth

Data
Water code DE : 587392
location District of Potsdam-Mittelmark and Brandenburg an der Havel , Brandenburg , Germany
River system Elbe
Drain over Havel  → Elbe  → North Sea
source Gördensee drainage
52 ° 25 ′ 45 ″  N , 12 ° 29 ′ 15 ″  E
muzzle in the Quenzsee coordinates: 52 ° 24 ′ 54 ″  N , 12 ° 29 ′ 16 ″  E 52 ° 24 ′ 54 ″  N , 12 ° 29 ′ 16 ″  E
Mouth height 29  m above sea level NN

length 3.7 km [1]
Catchment area 11.41 km² [2]
Medium-sized cities Brandenburg on the Havel

The Quenzgraben is an artificially created flowing body of water in the city of Brandenburg . It drains the Gördensee and the wetland of the southern Bohnenland-Görden-Rinne into the Quenzsee and over this into the Havel .

course

The ditch, which is almost 3.7 kilometers long, including the length of the lake, begins on the southern bank of Lake Gördensee. It initially runs in a south-easterly direction and follows the Bohnenland-Görden-Rinne formed during the Ice Age. In this glacial channel , lakes and wetlands formed, which in the southern part are drained by the Quenzgraben. After about 600 meters the ditch changes its direction to the south and after another 600 meters to the southwest. In the north of the Quenzsee the Quenzgraben finally flows into it. The trench has a catchment area of ​​11.41 square kilometers.

Individual evidence

  1. Umweltportal Deutschland ( Memento of the original from December 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Accessed September 10, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.portalu.de