Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making i ...

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a ...

Brandenburg Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a 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 area of 29,480 squ ...

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 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 ...

Hamburg Hamburg (, ; nds, label=Hamburg German, Low Saxon, Hamborg ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (german: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; nds, label=Low Saxon, Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg),. is the List of cities in Germany by popul ...

Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sc ...

Biese The Biese is a river in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, source river of the Aland. It is the continuation of the river Milde, downstream from Beese. The Biese is long, whereas the total Milde-Biese-Aland system is long. The Biese flows i ...

Havel The Havel () is a river in northeastern Germany, flowing through the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Berlin and Saxony-Anhalt. It is a right tributary of the Elbe and long. However, the direct distance from its source to its mo ...

Tanger Tangier ( ; ; ar, طنجة, Ṭanja) is a city in northwestern Morocco. It is on the Moroccan coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar, where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel. The town is the capit ...

Ihle The Ihle is a river of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. A former tributary of the Elbe, it discharges into the Elbe–Havel Canal (and its predecessor ''Ihlekanal'') since the 1860s. See also *List of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt A list of rivers of Sa ...

Schrote Schrote is a river of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It flows into the Ohre near Wolmirstedt. See also *List of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt A list of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany: A * Aland * Aller * Allerbach, tributary of the Rappbode (Rappbode ...

Große Sülze Große Sülze is a river of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It flows into the Schrote near Barleben. In English, Große Sülze means 'Big Brawn'. The following trees have been planted along its banks: Field Maple, Sycamore, Hornbeam, Ash and Linden. ...

Nuthe (Elbe) The Nuthe is a small river in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It flows into the Elbe north of Barby. See also *List of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt A list of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany: A * Aland * Aller * Allerbach, tributary of the Rappbode (R ...

Saale The Saale (), also known as the Saxon Saale (german: Sächsische Saale) and Thuringian Saale (german: Thüringische Saale), is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Franconian Saal ...

Kalte Bode The Kalte Bode is the left-hand headstream of the Bode in the High Harz Mountains in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is long. Name The names of the Warme and Kalte Bode ("Warm" and "Cold" Bode) come from their actual temperature differenc ...

Brummeckebach Brummeckebach is a small river of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It flows into the Hassel in Hasselfelde. See also *List of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt A list of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany: A * Aland * Aller * Allerbach, tributary of the Rappb ...

Hagenbach Hagenbach () is a town in the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated near the border with France, on the left bank of the Rhine, approx. 10 km west of Karlsruhe. Hagenbach is the seat of the ''Verbandsg ...

Fuhne Fuhne is a river of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It flows into the Saale near Bernburg. See also *List of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt A list of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany: A * Aland * Aller * Allerbach, tributary of the Rappbode (Rappbode Aux ...

Wipper (Harz) The Wipper is a river in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, a left tributary of the Saale. It is long. Its name comes from the old German word ''Uipparaha'', which means "singing, bouncing river". Course The Wipper originates in the southeastern Harz, n ...

Leine The Leine (; Old Saxon ''Lagina'') is a river in Thuringia and Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Aller and the Weser and is long. The river's source is located close to the town of Leinefelde in Thuringia. About downriv ...

Walbke Walbke is a river of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It flows into the Wipper near Wiederstedt. See also *List of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt A list of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany: A * Aland * Aller * Allerbach, tributary of the Rappbode (Rappb ...

Hadeborn Hadeborn is a river of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It flows into the Wipper in Hettstedt. See also *List of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt A list of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany: A * Aland * Aller * Allerbach, tributary of the Rappbode (Rappbode ...

Stockbach Stockbach is a river of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It flows into the Wipper in Großörner. See also *List of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt A list of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany: A * Aland * Aller * Allerbach, tributary of the Rappbode (Rapp ...

Fleischbach Fleischbach is a small river of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It flows into the Schlenze near Friedeburg. See also *List of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt A list of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany: A * Aland * Aller * Allerbach, tributary of the Rapp ...

White Elster The White Elster
Accessed on 16 Jan 2011. (, ) is a long river in central

Reide The Reide is a stream in the districts of Saalekreis and Halle (Saale) in the German state Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is a tributary of the White Elster, which it joins south of Halle. See also *List of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt A list of r ...

* Geisel **

Unstrut The Unstrut () is a river in Germany and a left tributary of the Saale. The Unstrut originates in northern Thuringia near Dingelstädt (west of Kefferhausen in the Eichsfeld area) and its catchment area is the whole of the Thuringian Basin. ...

*** Helme **** Rohne ***** Westerbach **** Gonna ***** Ungeheurer Graben ***** Botzemannsgraben *****

Heimbach Heimbach is a town in the district of Düren of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Rur, in the Eifel hills, approx. 20 km south of Düren. Heimbach has the smallest population of any town in North Rhi ...

***** Riestedter Bach **** Thyra *

Mulde The Mulde () is a river in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Elbe and is long. The river is formed by the confluence, near Colditz, of the Zwickauer Mulde (running through Zwickau) and the Freiberger Mulde (with ...

** Pelze *

Black Elster The Black Elster or Schwarze Elster () is a long river in eastern Germany, in the states Saxony, Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt, right tributary of the Elbe. Its source is in the Upper Lusatia region, near Elstra. The Black Elster flows through t ...

Elbe tributaries and waterbodies with their confluence outside Saxony-Anhalt *

Jeetze Jeetze () is a village and a former municipality in the district Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, in Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thu ...

* Salzwedel Dumme * Wustrower Dumme * Parnitz

Special rivers

* Ilse (via

Oker The Oker is a river in Lower Saxony, Germany, that has historically formed an important political boundary. It is a left tributary of the River Aller, in length and runs in a generally northerly direction. Origin and meaning of the name The ...

, Aller to the

Weser The Weser () is a river of Lower Saxony in north-west Germany. It begins at Hannoversch Münden through the confluence of the Werra and Fulda. It passes through the Hanseatic city of Bremen. Its mouth is further north against the ports o ...

)

Canals

* Elster-Saale Canal: planned, largely constructed but never completed waterway between the Saale (south of

Halle (Saale) Halle (Saale), or simply Halle (; from the 15th to the 17th century: ''Hall in Sachsen''; until the beginning of the 20th century: ''Halle an der Saale'' ; from 1965 to 1995: ''Halle/Saale'') is the largest city of the German state of Saxony-An ...

) and

Leipzig Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as ...

. * Canal sections in

Halle (Saale) Halle (Saale), or simply Halle (; from the 15th to the 17th century: ''Hall in Sachsen''; until the beginning of the 20th century: ''Halle an der Saale'' ; from 1965 to 1995: ''Halle/Saale'') is the largest city of the German state of Saxony-An ...

: planned, partially constructed but never completed canal sections near the Saale as part of the planned but never finished southern arm of the Mittelland Canal.

Standing waterbodies

Waterbody; Waterbody system; Area in ha; location of the nearest significant settlement; Remarks ''The standing waterbodies are sorted by type. Their boundaries are however, somewhat fluid.''

Reservoirs and forebays

# Kelbra Reservoir; Helme,

Unstrut The Unstrut () is a river in Germany and a left tributary of the Saale. The Unstrut originates in northern Thuringia near Dingelstädt (west of Kefferhausen in the Eichsfeld area) and its catchment area is the whole of the Thuringian Basin. ...

,

Saale The Saale (), also known as the Saxon Saale (german: Sächsische Saale) and Thuringian Saale (german: Thüringische Saale), is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Franconian Saal ...

,

Elbe The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Re ...

; 600 ha; near

Kelbra Kelbra () is a town the Mansfeld-Südharz district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated north of the Kyffhäuser mountains, approx. 20 km west of Sangerhausen, and 20 km east of Nordhausen. Kelbra is part of the ''Verbandsgemei ...

; bathing lake #

Rappbode Reservoir The Rappbode is a right-hand, southwestern tributary of the River Bode in the Harz mountains in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. In its lower reaches it is impounded by the Rappbode Dam, the largest dam in the Harz. The Rappbode rises east o ...

; Bode, Saale, Elbe; 395 ha; near Hasselfelde # Wendefurth Reservoir; Bode, Hassel, Saale, Elbe; 78.0 ha; near Wendefurth # Wippra Reservoir; Wipper, Saale, Elbe; 38.5 ha; near Wippra # Königshütte Reservoir; Bode, Saale, Elbe; 32.0 ha; Königshütte near

Wernigerode Wernigerode () is a town in the district of Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Until 2007, it was the capital of the district of Wernigerode. Its population was 35,041 in 2012. Wernigerode is located southwest of Halberstadt, and is picturesquely s ...

# Hassel Forebay; Hassel, Bode, Saale, Elbe; 25.0 ha; near Hasselfelde # Rappbode Forebay; Bode, Saale, Elbe; 24.3 ha; near Hasselfelde # Zillierbach Reservoir; Zillierbach, Bode, Saale, Elbe; 23.0 ha; near Wernigerode # Frankenteich; Rödelbachgraben,

Selke (river) The Selke is a river of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is a right-hand tributary of the Bode that starts in the Harz Mountains before breaking out onto the northeastern Harz Foreland. It has a length of , of which lie in the forested mountains of ...

, Bode, Saale, Elbe; 11.0 ha; near Straßberg in the

Harz The Harz () is a highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The name ''Harz'' derives from the Middle High German ...

# Kiliansteich Reservoir;

Büschengraben Büschengraben is a river of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It flows into the Rödelbach near Straßberg. See also *List of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt A list of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany: A * Aland * Aller * Allerbach, tributary of the Rapp ...

, Rödelbachgraben, Selke, Bode, Saale, Elbe; 17.3 ha; near Straßberg in the Harz # Upper Kiliansteich;

Büschengraben Büschengraben is a river of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It flows into the Rödelbach near Straßberg. See also *List of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt A list of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany: A * Aland * Aller * Allerbach, tributary of the Rapp ...

, Rödelbachgraben, Selke, Bode, Saale, Elbe; 17.3 ha; near Straßberg in the Harz # Teufelsteich; Teufelsgrundbach, Selke, Bode, Saale, Elbe; 19.9 ha; near Harzgerode # Birnbaumteich; Birnbaumbach; 4.5 ha; near Neudorf (Harz) # Gondelteich; Uhlenbach; 4.2 ha; near

Friedrichsbrunn Friedrichsbrunn is a village and a former municipality in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 23 November 2009, it is part of the town Thale. History At the location of Friedrichsbrunn there has been a well and a resting pl ...

# Großer Siebersteinteich; Siebersteinbach; 4.2 ha; near

Ballenstedt Ballenstedt is a town in the Harz district, in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Geography It is situated at the northern rim of the Harz mountain range, about 10 km (6 mi) southeast of Quedlinburg. The municipal area comprises the vil ...

# Bremer Teich; Bach vom Bremer Teich; 3.7 ha; near

Gernrode Gernrode () is a historic town and former municipality in the Harz District, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2014, it has been part of Quedlinburg.Kunstteich Neudorf; unnamed, tributary of the schmalen Wipper, schmale Wipper, Wipper, Saale, Elbe, 4.2 ha; near Neudorf # Kunstteich Ballenstedt; Garnwinde, Sauerbach; 3 ha; near Ballenstedt # Fürstenteich; Teufelsbach; 2.5 ha; near Silberhütte # Neuer Teich; Hagentalsbach; 2.4 ha; near Gernrode # Kleiner Siebersteinteich; Siebersteinbach; 1.8 ha; near Ballenstedt # Bergrat-Müller-Teich; Friedenstalbach; 1.3 ha; near Friedrichsbrunn # Erichsburger Teich; Friedenstalbach; 1.1 ha; near Harzgerode

Open cast mine lakes

# Goitzsche; near the

Mulde The Mulde () is a river in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Elbe and is long. The river is formed by the confluence, near Colditz, of the Zwickauer Mulde (running through Zwickau) and the Freiberger Mulde (with ...

,

Elbe The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Re ...

; 2500 ha; southeast of

Bitterfeld Bitterfeld () is a town in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 July 2007 it has been part of the town of Bitterfeld-Wolfen. It is situated approximately 25 km south of Dessau, and 30 km northeast of Halle ( ...

# Geiseltalsee;

Saale The Saale (), also known as the Saxon Saale (german: Sächsische Saale) and Thuringian Saale (german: Thüringische Saale), is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Franconian Saal ...

, Elbe; 1842 to 1900 ha; south of

Halle (Saale) Halle (Saale), or simply Halle (; from the 15th to the 17th century: ''Hall in Sachsen''; until the beginning of the 20th century: ''Halle an der Saale'' ; from 1965 to 1995: ''Halle/Saale'') is the largest city of the German state of Saxony-An ...

; former brown coal open cast mine to 2011 flooded,''Ein Trio feiert das Flutungsende'', Mitteldeutsche Zeitung vom 30. April 2011. Accessed on 1 September 2011
digitalised
Original smaller lakes merged: August 2008 #

Muldestausee Muldestausee is a municipality in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2010 by the merger of the former municipalities Burgkemnitz, Friedersdorf, Gossa, Gröbern, Krina, Mühlbeck, Muldens ...

; Mulde, Elbe; 605 ha; east of Bitterfeld # Concordiasee; flooded until 2015. 600 ha; between Nachterstedt and

Schadeleben Schadeleben is a village and a former municipality in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 15 July 2009, it is part of the town Seeland. Schadeleben is the place of origin of the Annecke family. There have been a numb ...

; bank collapse of 2 million cubic metres on 19 Juli 2009. 3 dead # Raßnitzer See;

White Elster The White Elster
Accessed on 16 Jan 2011. (, ) is a long river in central

Merseburg Merseburg () is a town in central Germany in southern Saxony-Anhalt, situated on the river Saale, and approximately 14 km south of Halle (Saale) and 30 km west of Leipzig. It is the capital of the Saalekreis district. It had a dioces ...

; former brown coal open cast mine flooded until 2000, # Wallendorfer See; White Elster, Saale, Elbe; 338 ha; east of Merseburg; former brown coal open cast mine flooded until 2000 # Gremminer See; Elbe; 543 ha; west of Gräfenhainichen; former brown coal open cast mine (still flooded) Golpa-Nord,

Ferropolis Ferropolis, "the city of iron", is an open-air museum of huge mid-20th century industrial machines in Gräfenhainichen, a city between Wittenberg and Dessau, Germany. These can measure up to 30 meters high and 120 meters long, and weigh up to 1, ...

museum and event location # Gröberner See; Elbe; 366 ha; east of Gräfenhainichen; former brown coal open cast mine (still flooded) Gröbern # Barleber See; Elbe; 105 ha; near

Magdeburg Magdeburg (; nds, label=Low Saxon, Meideborg ) is the capital and second-largest city of the German state Saxony-Anhalt. The city is situated at the Elbe river. Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archdiocese of Magdebu ...

and

Barleben Barleben is a municipality in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximately 8 km north of Magdeburg. Twin towns — sister cities Barleben is twinned with: * Viimsi Parish Viimsi Parish ( et, Viimsi vald ...

; bathing lake # Paupitzscher See; Mulde, Elbe; 100 ha; between Bitterfeld and

Delitzsch Delitzsch (; Slavic: ''delč'' or ''delcz'' for hill) is a town in Saxony in Germany, 20 km north of Leipzig and 30 km east of Halle (Saale). With 24,850 inhabitants at the end of 2015, it is the largest town in the district of Nordsa ...

; largest part in Saxony # Hufeisensee; ca. 70 ha; former brown coal open cast mine and gravel pit in the borough of Halle (Saale) # Neustädter See; Elbe; 60 ha; near Magdeburg # Posthornteiche; 2 Teiche; 20 ha and 5 ha; former Braunkohlentiefbau, near Halle (Saale) #

Heidesee Heidesee is a municipality in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in Brandenburg, which is located in the eastern part of Germany. Demography File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Heidesee.pdf, Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Bound ...

; 12.5 ha; former brown coal open cast mine, near Halle (Saale) # Rattmannsdorfer See; 76 ha; former gravel pit, near Halle (Saale) # Hohenweidener See; 13 ha; former gravel pit, near Halle (Saale) # Osendorfer See; 22 ha; former brown coal open cast mine in Halle (Saale) # Angersdorfer Teiche; 2 Teiche 6 ha and 3 ha; former clay pit, near Halle (Saale) # Runstedter See; 23 ha former brown coal open cast mine near Braunsbedra # Bergwitzsee; Elbe; 180 ha; south of

Wittenberg Wittenberg ( , ; Low Saxon: ''Wittenbarg''; meaning ''White Mountain''; officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg (''Luther City Wittenberg'')), is the fourth largest town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Wittenberg is situated on the River Elbe, north of ...

near

Bergwitz Bergwitz is a village and a former municipality in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 July 2005 it is part of the town Kemberg. Bergwitz is known regionally for the Bergwitzsee (Bergwitz lake) as a tourist recreation area. G ...

; former brown coal open cast mine, bathing lake # Adria Gravel Pit; Mulde, Elbe; 12 ha; near

Dessau Dessau is a town and former municipality in Germany at the confluence of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the '' Bundesland'' (Federal State) of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1 July 2007, it has been part of the newly created municipality of Dessau-Roßl ...

; former gravel pit for motorway construction, bathing lake # Gerwisch Gravel Lake # Salbker See 1 and 2 in Magdeburg Southeast (remains of former gravel pits originally several hectares in area ) # Mondsee; ca. 38 ha; near

Hohenmölsen Hohenmölsen () is a town in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximately 10 km southeast of Weißenfels, and 27 km southwest of Leipzig. The town Hohenmölsen consists of Hohenmölsen proper a ...

; flooded 1989 to 1991

Water management storage

# Wettelrode Storage Reservoir; Erlbach; 4 ha; west of Wettelrode # Schmon Storage Reservoir; Schmoner Bach; 2.2 ha; west of Schmon

Retention basins

Partially impounded retention basins

# Kalte Bode flood retention basin; Bode,

Saale The Saale (), also known as the Saxon Saale (german: Sächsische Saale) and Thuringian Saale (german: Thüringische Saale), is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Franconian Saal ...

,

Elbe The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Re ...

; 58.9 ha; near Königshütte in the

Harz The Harz () is a highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The name ''Harz'' derives from the Middle High German ...

Normally non-impounded retention basins

# Stöbnitz Retention Basin;

Saale The Saale (), also known as the Saxon Saale (german: Sächsische Saale) and Thuringian Saale (german: Thüringische Saale), is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Franconian Saal ...

,

Elbe The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Re ...

; 21.5 ha; northeast of Öchlitz in

Merseburg-Querfurt Merseburg-Querfurt was a district (''Kreis'') in the south of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts were (from northwest clockwise) Sangerhausen, Mansfelder Land, Saalkreis, the district-free city Halle, the districts Delitzsch and Leipz ...

# Schrote Retention Basin; Elbe; 10.0 ha; west of

Magdeburg Magdeburg (; nds, label=Low Saxon, Meideborg ) is the capital and second-largest city of the German state Saxony-Anhalt. The city is situated at the Elbe river. Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archdiocese of Magdebu ...

# Gleinaer Grund Retention Basin; Geisel; 6.3 ha; southwest of

Mücheln is a town in the Saalekreis district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Geography Mücheln (Geiseltal) is situated approximately 15 km west of Merseburg and borders Lake Geiseltal to the southwest, west, and northwest. Divisions The town Mücheln ...

Natural lakes and bogs

#

Arendsee Arendsee () is a town in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is named after the lake Arendsee, located north of the town. Geography The municipality is located in the Altmark region and on the southern bank of the Arendsee ...

;

Elbe The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Re ...

; 514 ha; near Arendsee (Altmark); bathing lake # Süßer See;

Saale The Saale (), also known as the Saxon Saale (german: Sächsische Saale) and Thuringian Saale (german: Thüringische Saale), is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Franconian Saal ...

, Elbe, Böse Sieben, Salza; 247 ha; Seeburg # Schönitzer See; Elbe; 145 ha; near Riesigk; Altarm der Elbe # Bindersee; Saale, Elbe; 25 ha; east of Seeburg # Kernersee; Saale, Elbe; 17 ha; east of Seeburg # Schönfeld-Kamerner See; Elbe; ?? ha; near

Schönfeld, Saxony-Anhalt Schönfeld is a village and a former municipality in the district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Kamern.Kamern Kamern is a municipality in the district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. In January 2010 it absorbed the former municipalities Schönfeld and Wulkau.Stendal The Hanseatic City of Stendal () is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is the capital of the Stendal District and the unofficial capital of the Altmark region. Geography Situated west of the Elbe valley, the Stendal town centre is located s ...

# Lake Niegripp; Elbe; ?? ha; near Niegripp in the Landkreis Jerichower Land # Salziger See ; Salza; Weida; trockengelegt, near Röblingen am See

Ponds and others

# Gotthardteich; Geisel; 6.8 ha; near

Merseburg Merseburg () is a town in central Germany in southern Saxony-Anhalt, situated on the river Saale, and approximately 14 km south of Halle (Saale) and 30 km west of Leipzig. It is the capital of the Saalekreis district. It had a dioces ...

# Grenzteich; schmale Wipper, Wipper, Saale, Elbe; 70

are Are commonly refers to: * Are (unit), a unit of area equal to 100 m2 Are, ARE or Åre may also refer to: Places * Åre, a locality in Sweden * Åre Municipality, a municipality in Sweden ** Åre ski resort in Sweden * Are Parish, a munici ...

; near Neudorf # Lausiger Teiche; Elbe; ?? ha; near Bad Schmiedeberg # Maliniusteich; Rödelbachgraben, Selke, Bode, Saale, Elbe; near Straßberg in the Harz # Mensingteich; Hagenbach; 1.1 ha; near Gernrode # Möllerteich, ''Graben vom Möllerteich'',

Büschengraben Büschengraben is a river of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It flows into the Rödelbach near Straßberg. See also *List of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt A list of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany: A * Aland * Aller * Allerbach, tributary of the Rapp ...

, Rödelbachgraben, Selke, Bode, Saale, Elbe; between Straßberg and Breitenstein in the Harz # Mühlenteich; Selke; 7.1 ha; near

Güntersberge Güntersberge () is a village and a former town in Harz District, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It holds the status of an officially recognized resort town since 2001. Güntersberge, together with the other municipalities of the former ''Verwaltung ...

# Neudorfer Gemeindeteich; unnamed, tributary of the schmalen Wipper, schmale Wipper, Wipper, Saale, Elbe; 50 a; in Neudorf # Neudorfer kleiner Teich 1; unnamed, tributary of the schmalen Wipper, schmale Wipper, Wipper, Saale, Elbe; 3 a; near Neudorf # Neudorfer kleiner Teich 2; unnamed, tributary of the schmalen Wipper, schmale Wipper, Wipper, Saale, Elbe; 22 a; near Neudorf

Canal Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface f ...
s and
ditches A ditch is a small to moderate divot created to channel water. A ditch can be used for drainage, to drain water from low-lying areas, alongside roadways or fields, or to channel water from a more distant source for plant irrigation. Ditches ...

# Elbe-Havel Canal # Gnevsdorfer Vorfluter # Mittelland Canal # Niegripper Link Canal # Pareyer Link Canal # Rothenseer Link Canal # Schindelbrücher Kunstgraben # Siebengründer Graben

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Water act for the state of Saxony-Anhalt: Standing waterbodies

GIS-based information on lake development in central Germany

Documentation on the condition and development of the most important lakes in Germany by TU Cottbus, Part 7: Saxony-Anhalt
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Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making i ...

Water Water (chemical formula ) is an inorganic, transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance, which is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living organisms (in which it acts as ...

Waterbodies

Elbe The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Re ...

Special rivers

Canals

Standing waterbodies

Reservoirs and forebays

Open cast mine lakes

Water management storage

Retention basins

Partially impounded retention basins

Normally non-impounded retention basins

Natural lakes and bogs

Ponds and others

See also

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