The Seddinsee is a lake in the south-eastern outskirts of
Berlin, the capital city of
Germany. The lake is aligned south-west to north-east, with its south-western end adjacent to the Berlin suburb of
Schmöckwitz. Here the Seddinsee meets the
Zeuthener See and
Langer See, two lakes that form part of the course of the
River Dahme
The Dahme is a river that flows through the German states of Brandenburg and Berlin. It is a left bank tributary of the River Spree and is approximately long.
Course
The source of the Dahme is near the eponymous town Dahme.
The river flows ...
.
The Seddinsee is navigable. It has a length of about and a width between . Several little islands are in the lake. Besides its natural connection to the River Dahme, the
Oder-Spree Canal enters the lake on its eastern shore, whilst the
Gosen Canal
The Gosen Canal (german: Gosener Kanal) is a canal in the eastern suburbs of Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It takes its name from the village Gosen, at the southern end of the canal. It is in length and links the Dämeritzsee and Seddinse ...
links the lake's northern end to the
Dämeritzsee
The Dämeritzsee () is a lake located in Brandenburg and Berlin, Germany. At an elevation of , its surface area is . It is located partly in the municipality of Erkner (Oder-Spree district) and part in Rahnsdorf, a Berliner locality in Treptow-Köp ...
. Besides seeing considerable sightseeing and leisure traffic, the lake also forms a link in several commercial navigation routes, including the route from Berlin to
Poland via the River Dahme and the Oder-Spree Canal.
References
LSeddinsee
Lakes of Berlin
Treptow-Köpenick
Oder-Spree
Federal waterways in Germany
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