Waterbodies Waterbody; Length in km; in Saxony-Anhalt flowing through; (confluence of ...); Remarks
Elbe Elbe; 1.091 km; rises in the Giant Mountains of the Czech Republic at a height of ca. 1,386 m, flows through or touches the Czech Republic, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Brandenburg, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein
Elbe tributaries and water bodies with their confluence in Saxony-Anhalt Aland Biese Milde Uchte Augraben Havel Königsgraben Tanger Ihle Ehle
Ohre Schrote Siegrenne Sieggraben Kreuzgrund Faule Renne Große Sülze Klinke Eulengraben Großer Wiesengraben Kleiner Wiesengraben Künette Sülze Nuthe (Elbe) Saale Bode Selke Holtemme Kalte Bode Hassel Brummeckebach Sellegraben Murmelbach Hagenbach Sautal (left) Fuhne Strengbach Riede Wipper (Harz) Mühlgraben Eine Wiebeck Leine Schwennecke Mukarehne Langetalbach Rote Welle Walbke, also known as the Ölgrundbach Hadeborn Alte Wipper, also known as the Regenbeck Stockbach Fuchsbach Talbach Hagenbach Ochsenpfuhlbach Dorfbach Sengelbach Brumbach Hasselbach Schmale Wipper Horla Wolfsberger Wipper Schmale Else Schlenze Fleischbach Lobach Rüsterbach Grift Salza Laweke Würde Querne Weida Böse Sieben Glume Wilder Graben Wolferoder Bach Saugrund Pfaffengrund Goldgrund Kliebigsbach Dippelsbach Vietsbach/Goldbach Götsche White Elster Gerwische Reide Geisel Unstrut Helme Rohne Westerbach Gonna Ungeheurer Graben Botzemannsgraben Heimbach Riestedter Bach Thyra Mulde Pelze Black Elster
Elbe tributaries and waterbodies with their confluence outside Saxony-Anhalt Jeetze Salzwedel Dumme Wustrower Dumme Parnitz
Special rivers Ilse (via Oker, Aller to the Weser)
Canals Elster-Saale Canal: planned, largely constructed but never completed waterway between the Saale (south of Halle (Saale)) and Leipzig. Canal sections in Halle (Saale): planned, partially constructed but never completed canal sections near the Saale as part of the planned but never finished southern arm of the Mittelland Canal.
Standing waterbodies Waterbody; Waterbody system; Area in ha; location of the nearest significant settlement; Remarks
The standing waterbodies are sorted by type. Their boundaries are however, somewhat fluid.
Reservoirs and forebays Kelbra Reservoir; Helme, Unstrut, Saale, Elbe; 600 ha; near Kelbra; bathing lake Rappbode Reservoir; Bode, Saale, Elbe; 395 ha; near Hasselfelde Wendefurth Reservoir; Bode, Hassel, Saale, Elbe; 78.0 ha; near Wendefurth Wippra Reservoir; Wipper, Saale, Elbe; 38.5 ha; near Wippra Königshütte Reservoir; Bode, Saale, Elbe; 32.0 ha; Königshütte near Wernigerode Hassel Forebay; Hassel, Bode, Saale, Elbe; 25.0 ha; near Hasselfelde Rappbode Forebay; Bode, Saale, Elbe; 24.3 ha; near Hasselfelde Zillierbach Reservoir; Zillierbach, Bode, Saale, Elbe; 23.0 ha; near Wernigerode Frankenteich; Rödelbachgraben, Selke (river), Bode, Saale, Elbe; 11.0 ha; near Straßberg in the Harz Kiliansteich Reservoir; Büschengraben, Rödelbachgraben, Selke, Bode, Saale, Elbe; 17.3 ha; near Straßberg in the Harz Upper Kiliansteich; Büschengraben, Rödelbachgraben, Selke, Bode, Saale, Elbe; 17.3 ha; near Straßberg in the Harz Teufelsteich; Teufelsgrundbach, Selke, Bode, Saale, Elbe; 19.9 ha; near Harzgerode Birnbaumteich; Birnbaumbach; 4.5 ha; near Neudorf (Harz) Gondelteich; Uhlenbach; 4.2 ha; near Friedrichsbrunn Großer Siebersteinteich; Siebersteinbach; 4.2 ha; near Ballenstedt Bremer Teich; Bach vom Bremer Teich; 3.7 ha; near Gernrode Kunstteich Neudorf; unnamed, tributary of the schmalen Wipper, schmale Wipper, Wipper, Saale, Elbe, 4.2 ha; near Neudorf Kunstteich Ballenstedt; Garnwinde, Sauerbach; 3 ha; near Ballenstedt Fürstenteich; Teufelsbach; 2.5 ha; near Silberhütte Neuer Teich; Hagentalsbach; 2.4 ha; near Gernrode Kleiner Siebersteinteich; Siebersteinbach; 1.8 ha; near Ballenstedt Bergrat-Müller-Teich; Friedenstalbach; 1.3 ha; near Friedrichsbrunn Erichsburger Teich; Friedenstalbach; 1.1 ha; near Harzgerode
Open cast mine lakes Goitzsche; near the Mulde, Elbe; 2500 ha; southeast of Bitterfeld Geiseltalsee; Saale, Elbe; 1842 to 1900 ha; south of Halle (Saale); former brown coal open cast mine to 2011 flooded,Ein Trio feiert das Flutungsende, Mitteldeutsche Zeitung vom 30. April 2011. Accessed on 1 September 2011 (digitalised) Original smaller lakes merged: August 2008 Muldestausee; Mulde, Elbe; 605 ha; east of Bitterfeld Concordiasee; flooded until 2015. 600 ha; between Nachterstedt and Schadeleben; bank collapse of 2 million cubic metres on 19 Juli 2009. 3 dead Raßnitzer See; White Elster, Saale, Elbe; 310 ha; east of Merseburg; former brown coal open cast mine flooded until 2000, Wallendorfer See; White Elster, Saale, Elbe; 338 ha; east of Merseburg; former brown coal open cast mine flooded until 2000 Gremminer See; Elbe; 543 ha; west of Gräfenhainichen; former brown coal open cast mine (still flooded) Golpa-Nord, Ferropolis museum and event location Gröberner See; Elbe; 366 ha; east of Gräfenhainichen; former brown coal open cast mine (still flooded) Gröbern Barleber See; Elbe; 105 ha; near Magdeburg and Barleben; bathing lake Paupitzscher See; Mulde, Elbe; 100 ha; between Bitterfeld and Delitzsch; largest part in Saxony Hufeisensee; ca. 70 ha; former brown coal open cast mine and gravel pit in the borough of Halle (Saale) Neustädter See; Elbe; 60 ha; near Magdeburg Posthornteiche; 2 Teiche; 20 ha and 5 ha; former Braunkohlentiefbau, near Halle (Saale) Heidesee; 12.5 ha; former brown coal open cast mine, near Halle (Saale) Rattmannsdorfer See; 76 ha; former gravel pit, near Halle (Saale) Hohenweidener See; 13 ha; former gravel pit, near Halle (Saale) Osendorfer See; 22 ha; former brown coal open cast mine in Halle (Saale) Angersdorfer Teiche; 2 Teiche 6 ha and 3 ha; former clay pit, near Halle (Saale) Runstedter See; 23 ha former brown coal open cast mine near Braunsbedra Bergwitzsee; Elbe; 180 ha; south of Wittenberg near Bergwitz; former brown coal open cast mine, bathing lake Adria Gravel Pit; Mulde, Elbe; 12 ha; near Dessau; former gravel pit for motorway construction, bathing lake Gerwisch Gravel Lake Salbker See 1 and 2 in Magdeburg Southeast (remains of former gravel pits originally several hectares in area ) Mondsee; ca. 38 ha; near Hohenmölsen; flooded 1989 to 1991
Water management storage Wettelrode Storage Reservoir; Erlbach; 4 ha; west of Wettelrode Schmon Storage Reservoir; Schmoner Bach; 2.2 ha; west of Schmon
Retention basins Partially impounded retention basins Kalte Bode flood retention basin; Bode, Saale, Elbe; 58.9 ha; near Königshütte in the Harz
Normally non-impounded retention basins Stöbnitz Retention Basin; Saale, Elbe; 21.5 ha; northeast of Öchlitz in Merseburg-Querfurt Schrote Retention Basin; Elbe; 10.0 ha; west of Magdeburg Gleinaer Grund Retention Basin; Geisel; 6.3 ha; southwest of Mücheln
Natural lakes and bogs
Arendsee; Elbe; 514 ha; near Arendsee (Altmark); bathing lake Süßer See; Saale, Elbe, Böse Sieben, Salza; 247 ha; Seeburg Schönitzer See; Elbe; 145 ha; near Riesigk; Altarm der Elbe Bindersee; Saale, Elbe; 25 ha; east of Seeburg Kernersee; Saale, Elbe; 17 ha; east of Seeburg Schönfeld-Kamerner See; Elbe; ?? ha; near Schönfeld, Saxony-Anhalt and Kamern in the Landkreis Stendal Lake Niegripp; Elbe; ?? ha; near Niegripp in the Landkreis Jerichower Land Salziger See; Salza; Weida; trockengelegt, near Röblingen am See
Ponds and others Gotthardteich; Geisel; 6.8 ha; near Merseburg Grenzteich; schmale Wipper, Wipper, Saale, Elbe; 70 are; near Neudorf Lausiger Teiche; Elbe; ?? ha; near Bad Schmiedeberg Maliniusteich; Rödelbachgraben, Selke, Bode, Saale, Elbe; near Straßberg in the Harz Mensingteich; Hagenbach; 1.1 ha; near Gernrode Möllerteich, Graben vom Möllerteich, Büschengraben, Rödelbachgraben, Selke, Bode, Saale, Elbe; between Straßberg and Breitenstein in the Harz Mühlenteich; Selke; 7.1 ha; near Güntersberge Neudorfer Gemeindeteich; unnamed, tributary of the schmalen Wipper, schmale Wipper, Wipper, Saale, Elbe; 50 a; in Neudorf Neudorfer kleiner Teich 1; unnamed, tributary of the schmalen Wipper, schmale Wipper, Wipper, Saale, Elbe; 3 a; near Neudorf Neudorfer kleiner Teich 2; unnamed, tributary of the schmalen Wipper, schmale Wipper, Wipper, Saale, Elbe; 22 a; near Neudorf
Canals and ditches
Elbe-Havel Canal Gnevsdorfer Vorfluter Mittelland Canal Niegripper Link Canal Pareyer Link Canal Rothenseer Link Canal Schindelbrücher Kunstgraben Siebengründer Graben
See also River basin Tributary Catchment area List of rivers in Germany List of lakes in Germany
References
External links Water act for the state of Saxony-Anhalt: Standing waterbodies GIS-based information on lake development in central Germany Documentation on the condition and development of the most important lakes in Germany by TU Cottbus, Part 7: Saxony-Anhalt (pdf file; 307 kB)