Ellbogensee (German, 'Elbow Lake') is a

lake A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...

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 lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

. 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; ; ), also known by its Anglicisation, anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a Federated state, state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's States of Germany, sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpom ...

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

Brandenburg Brandenburg, officially the State of Brandenburg, is a States of Germany, state in northeastern Germany. Brandenburg borders Poland and the states of Berlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony. It is the List of Ger ...

. It has a distinctive shape, reflecting its name.The lake has an elevation of and a surface area of . The navigable

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

flows through the Ellbogensee, entering it at

Priepert Priepert is a municipality in the district Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the River Havel between the lakes of Großer Priepertsee and Ellbogensee Ellbogensee (German, 'Elbow Lake') is a lake ...

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 Hav ...

to the north, and exiting via a long channel to the Ziernsee to the east. At Strasen, at the western end of the lake, a canal and

lock Lock(s) or Locked 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 entertainme ...

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