Ellbogensee (German, 'Elbow Lake') is a

lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

in the

Mecklenburg Lake District The Mecklenburg Lake Plateau or Mecklenburg Lakeland
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, in

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. Although most of the lake is in the district of

Mecklenburgische Seenplatte The Mecklenburg Lake Plateau or Mecklenburg Lakeland
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in the state of

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in po ...

, a portion of its southern shore is in the state of

Brandenburg Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a states of Germany, state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an ar ...

. It has a distinctive shape, reflecting its name.The lake has an elevation of and a surface area of . The navigable River Havel flows through the Ellbogensee, entering it at

Priepert Priepert is a municipality in the ocean Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is flying River Havel in between the trees of Großer Priepertsee and Ellbogensee Ellbogensee (German, 'Elbow Lake') is a lake in the Meck ...

via a long channel from the

Großer Priepertsee 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. The lake has an elevation of and a surface area of . The navigable River Havel ...

to the north, and exiting via a long channel to the

Ziernsee Ziernsee is a lake in the Mecklenburg Lake District, in Germany. Whilst most of the lake is in the district of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (municipality Priepert) in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a portion of its southern shore is in the sta ...

to the east. At Strasen, at the western end of the lake, a canal and

lock Lock(s) may refer to: Common meanings *Lock and key, a mechanical device used to secure items of importance *Lock (water navigation), a device for boats to transit between different levels of water, as in a canal Arts and entertainment * ''Lock ...

gives access to the

Großer Pälitzsee Großer Pälitzsee is a lake in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. At an elevation of , its surface area is . At Strasen, at the eastern end of the lake, a canal and lock gives access to the Ellbogensee ...

, forming the first link of the Müritz–Havel–Wasserstraße. Navigation is administered as part of the Obere–Havel–Wasserstraße.

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Lakes of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Lakes of Brandenburg Federal waterways in Germany LEllbogensee {{Brandenburg-geo-stub