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The Dahme () is a river that flows through the
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. It is a left bank
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of the
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and is approximately long.


Course

The source of the Dahme is near the eponymous town Dahme. The river flows north through the towns of
Märkisch Buchholz Märkisch Buchholz () is a small town in the Dahme-Spreewald district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Dahme (river), Dahme, 20 km northwest of Lübben (Spreewald) and resp. 50 km southeast of Berlin. Overview The to ...
and Prieros. At Märkisch Buchholz the river is joined by the
Dahme Flood Relief Canal The Dahme Flood Relief Canal, or Dahme-Umflutkanal in German, is a canal in the German state of Brandenburg. Its principal purpose is to divert water from the upper reaches of the River Spree just below Leibsch, to run into the River Dahme at Mä ...
that diverts water from the upper reaches of the
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at
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. At Prieros the Dahme is joined by two tributaries, the Storkower Gewässer on the right bank and the Teupitzer Gewässer on the left bank. Both of these tributaries comprise a chain of linked lakes. North of Prieros the Dahme flows through a number of lakes, including the Dolgenzee, Krüpelsee and Krimnicksee before reaching the city of
Königs Wusterhausen Königs Wusterhausen (; , ) is a town in the Dahme-Spreewald district of the state of Brandenburg in Germany a few kilometers outside Berlin. Geography Geographical location Königs Wusterhausen – locally known as "KW" () or "KWh" ()– lie ...
. The
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-like Zernsdorfer Lankensee joins the Krüpelsee as a right-bank tributary. A short section of the Dahme downstream of the Krimnicksee is also called ''Staabe''. At Königs Wusterhausen the River Notte joins as a left-bank tributary. Downstream of Königs Wusterhausen the river is linked to the Möllenzugsee on the right bank, and shortly thereafter by the linked
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and Krossinsee on the same bank. The Dahme then flows into the
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, which links to the
Seddinsee 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 Z ...
and
Langer See The Langer See is a lake situated in the south-eastern outskirts of Berlin, the capital city of Germany. The lake is aligned south-east to north-west and forms part of the course of the River Dahme. The Langer See is approximately long, with an ...
at the outer
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suburb of
Schmöckwitz Schmöckwitz () is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the Berlin borough (''Bezirk'') of Treptow-Köpenick. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Köpenick. History The locality was founded in 1375 with the name of Smekewitz. In 192 ...
. The Dahme flows out of the Langer See at its north-western end, shortly before it confluence with the River Spree at
Köpenick Köpenick () is a historic town and locality (''Ortsteil'') in Berlin, situated at the confluence of the rivers Dahme and Spree in the south-east of the German capital. It was formerly known as Copanic and then Cöpenick, only officially ado ...
, a historic town that is now a suburb of Berlin.


Navigation

The Dahme is navigable as far upstream as Märkisch Buchholz, although the reach above Prieros is shallow and generally only used by leisure craft.
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s and similar craft can by-pass a
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near Märkisch Buchholz and enter the Dahme Flood Relief Canal which is then navigable to its junction with the upper Spree. The Storkower Gewässer is navigable as far as the Scharmützelsee, the Teupitzer Gewässer as far as Teupitzersee. The River Notte is also navigable, as are most of the lakes linked to, or traversed by, the river downstream of Prieros. The
Oder-Spree Canal Oder-Spree is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the eastern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring are (from north clockwise) the district Märkisch-Oderland, the district-free city Frankfurt (Oder), Poland, the districts Spree-Neiße and Dahme-Spreewal ...
links with the Seddinsee near Schmöckwitz, with the
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river, at
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, thus providing a navigable connection between Berlin and the Oder, and hence
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. The Gosen Canal also links the Sedinsee with the Spree, and thus provides a shorter route to the
Müggelsee The Müggelsee (), also known as the Großer Müggelsee, is a natural lake in the eastern edge of Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It is the largest of the Berlin lakes by area, with an area of , a length of The lake is in the Berlin dist ...
, Woltersdorf and
Rüdersdorf Rüdersdorf is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany, near Berlin. It is served by the Schöneiche bei Berlin tramway which runs from Rüdersdorf through Schöneiche to Berlin-Friedr ...
for traffic coming downstream.


References

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