Stolpsee is a
lake
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in the
, in
Germany
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. It is situated in the district of
Oberhavel
Oberhavel is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the northern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Its neighbouring districts are (clockwise from the north): Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (district) in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the districts of Uckermark and Ba ...
in the state of
Brandenburg
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. The resort of
Himmelpfort lies on the north bank of the lake.
The lake has an approximate length of and a width of . It has a surface area of and is situated at an altitude of above sea level.
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 lake, entering it via a channel from the
Schwedtsee. The Stolpsee is the lowest of the chain of lakes within the Mecklenburg Lake District that the river flows through, and on exit the river flows for some before reaching the next lake, the
Tegeler See on the outskirts of
Berlin
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. Navigation is administered as part of the
Obere–Havel–Wasserstraße.
The Stolpsee is also linked to the
Hausee via a short canal and
lock
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at Himmelpfort, forming the first link of the
Lychener Gewässer that provides navigable access to the town of
Lychen
Lychen (), also known as ''Flößerstadt'' (raftsman city), is a town in the Uckermark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated southeast of Neustrelitz, and east of Fürstenberg/Havel. This is the town where the thumbtack was created. ...
.
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References
Lakes of Brandenburg
Federal waterways in Germany
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