The Peene (; ) is a
river
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
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 ...
.
Geography
The Westpeene, with the Ostpeene as its longer tributary, and the Kleine Peene/Teterower Peene (with a ''Peene '' without specification (or ''Nordpeene'') as its smaller and shorter affluent) flows into
(Lake Kummerow), and from there as Peene proper to
Anklam and into the
Oder Lagoon
Szczecin Lagoon (, ), also known as Oder Lagoon (), and Pomeranian Lagoon (), is a lagoon in the Oder estuary, shared by Germany and Poland. It is separated from the Pomeranian Bay of the Baltic Sea by the islands of Usedom and Wolin. The lagoo ...
.
The western branch of the
Oder River, which separates the island of
Usedom from the German mainland, is often also called Peene, but actually is considered a part of the Baltic Sea called the
Peenestrom. It is one of three channels connecting the Oder Lagoon with the
Bay of Pomerania of the
Baltic Sea
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. (The other two are the
Åšwina and the
Dziwna.)
Ostpeene-30-04-2008-263.jpg, Ostpeene
Teterow-stadtmuehle.jpg, Old watermill on Kleine Peene in Teterow
Teterow () is a town of Germany, in the Rostock (district), district of Rostock, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It is the geographical center of this federal state. It had a population of 8,852 in 2011.
History
The ''Stadtkirche St. Peter u ...
Peene-in-Demmin-26-VIII-2007-07.jpg, Peene harbour in Demmin
Peene bei Loitz.JPG, Peene river near Loitz
Peene bei Jarmen.jpg, Peene river near Jarmen
Anklam Peene Fussgängerbrücke.JPG, Peene river in Anklam
Peenestrom Wolgast.jpg, Peenestrom strait with Wolgast
Wolgast -Der alte Speicher im Hafen- 2000 by-RaBoe.jpg, Peenestrom harbour in Wolgast
Hydrography
The Peene river itself has some properties of an inlet. From
, inclusively, to the mouth, the ground of the water is five feet and more below sea level. The
windkessel effect of the large surface of this lake allows reverse flows that with northern wind may last as long as a week. These reverse flows do not only occur in times of low discharge of its effluent, but also in times of an overflow of precipitation.
Ecology
The
Peene Valley is one of the largest contiguous
fen regions in central Europe. Thanks to its wilderness and intact nature, the river Peene and its valley is sometimes grandiloquently referred to as "the
Amazon
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* Amazon River, in South America
* Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin
* Amazon (company), an American multinational technology company
* Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek myth ...
of the North".
Peene: Paddeln auf dem Amazonas des Nordens
(Spiegel Online)
Major towns at the Peene river are Malchin, Teterow
Teterow () is a town of Germany, in the Rostock (district), district of Rostock, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It is the geographical center of this federal state. It had a population of 8,852 in 2011.
History
The ''Stadtkirche St. Peter u ...
, Demmin and Anklam.
Wolgast is on Peenestrom strait.
References
External links
*
www.peenetal-landschaft.de
- Association for natural protection of the Peene river valley (German)
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Rivers of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Federal waterways in Germany
Rivers of Germany