Elde
The Elde is a river in northern Germany, a right tributary of the Elbe. Its total length is. The Elde originates near Altenhof, south of Malchow. It first flows southeast towards the southern end of Lake Müritz, which it enters at Vipperow. It flows out of the Müritz at its northern end, near Waren. It turns west, and flows through a series of small lakes, and along the town of Malchow, until the Plauer See. It flows out of the Plauer See at Plau am See, and continues west and southwest through Lübz, Parchim, Neustadt-Glewe, Grabow and Eldena, and flows into the Elbe at Dömitz. Near Eldena, the Alte Elde branches off and flows into the Löcknitz near Eldenburg, part of Lenzen. For much of its length,, it forms the navigable Müritz-Elde-Wasserstraße, with 17 locks.
