Großer Priepertsee is a lake in the Mecklenburg Lake District, in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It is in the district of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte.

Großer Priepertsee
Großer Priepertsee is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Großer Priepertsee
Großer Priepertsee
LocationMecklenburgische Seenplatte, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Coordinates53°13′34.62″N 13°2′29.87″E / 53.2262833°N 13.0416306°E / 53.2262833; 13.0416306
Primary inflowsRiver Havel
Primary outflowsRiver Havel
Basin countriesGermany
Surface area1.04 square kilometres (0.40 sq mi)
Max. depth32 metres (105 ft)
Surface elevation54.9 metres (180 ft)

The lake has an elevation of 54.9 metres (180 ft) and a surface area of 1.04 square kilometres (0.40 sq mi).

The navigable River Havel flows the length of the Großer Priepertsee, entering it directly from the connecting Wangnitzsee to the north, and leaving it at Priepert via a 0.6-kilometre (0.37 mi) long channel to the Ellbogensee to the south. Navigation is administered as part of the Obere–Havel–Wasserstraße.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Sheffield, Barry (1995). Inland Waterways of Germany. St Ives: Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson. pp. 106–108. ISBN 0-85288-283-1.
  2. ^ "Hauptstrecken Abkürzungen" [Main route abbreviations] (in German). Wasser- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-02-06.