The Griebnitz Canal (, ), formerly known as the Prinz-Friedrich-Leopold-Kanal, is a

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 ...

in the western suburbs of

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

, the capital city of

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 ...

. It consists of a chain of small lakes: the Stölpchensee (), Pohlesee (), and Kleiner Wannsee (), together with artificial channels linking them together. The canal connects the

Griebnitzsee Griebnitzsee (, from the Slavic ''Grib'', ''Mushroom'') is a lake at the south-western outskirts of Berlin, the capital city of Germany. At an elevation of 29.4 m, its surface area is ca. 0.592 km². The lake forms the border between the Germ ...

, a lake on the course of the Teltow Canal, with the

Großer Wannsee The Großer Wannsee (, "Greater Wannsee", "See" means lake) is a bight of the Havel river near the locality of Wannsee and Nikolassee (in the borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf), a south-western suburb of the German capital Berlin not far from Potsd ...

, a lake on the course of the River Havel. Including the three intermediate lakes, it has a length of and is navigable by boats with a draught of up to . It has no locks, but is crossed by three

bridge A bridge is a structure built to Span (engineering), span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, whi ...

s, with a maximum clearance of .

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{{water-transport-stub Canals in Berlin Buildings and structures in Steglitz-Zehlendorf Federal waterways in Germany Canals opened in 1906 CGriebnitz 1906 establishments in Germany