Großer Labussee

Großer Labussee
Location	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Coordinates	53°18′29″N 12°57′13″E / 53.30806°N 12.95361°ECoordinates: 53°18′29″N 12°57′13″E / 53.30806°N 12.95361°E
Primary inflows	River Havel
Primary outflows	River Havel
Basin countries	Germany
Surface area	3.3 square kilometres (1.3 sq mi)
Average depth	4.3 metres (14 ft)
Max. depth	11.9 metres (39 ft)
Surface elevation	57.5 metres (189 ft)

Großer Labussee is a lake in the Mecklenburg Lake District, in Germany. It is situated in the district of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte of the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Most of the lake is in the municipality Userin, with a small southern part in the municipality Wesenberg.

The lake has an elevation of 57.5 metres (189 ft) and its surface area is 3.3 square kilometres (1.3 sq mi).

The River Havel flows through the Großer Labussee, entering via a channel and lock at Zwenzow from the Useriner See, and exiting via another channel to the Woblitzsee. The Havel is generally navigable downstream of Zwenzow lock, but upstream of the lock powered craft are prohibited. Navigation is administered as part of the Obere Havel-Wasserstraße.^[1][2]

References

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. Retrieved 2011-02-06.

External links

• Nixdorf, B.; et al. (2004), "Großer Labussee" (PDF), Dokumentation von Zustand und Entwicklung der wichtigsten Seen Deutschlands (in German), Berlin: Umweltbundesamt, p. 113