Binnenmüritz

The Binnenmüritz is a lake south of Schwarzenhof, in the municipality of Kargow, but still on the territory of the town of Waren (Müritz) in the district of Mecklenburg Lake District Mecklenburg -Vorpommern. The body of water located within the protection zone I ( core zone) of the Müritz National Park. The lake is not to be confused with the northern end of only 350 meters away Müritz.

The lake is located about 3.5 kilometers southwest of Schwarzenhof and 4.5 kilometers north of Boek, in the municipality of Rechlin. With a maximum length of 790 meters and a maximum width of 450 meters, it has an area of 18.4 hectares. The water level is 62.4 m above sea level. NHN. The strong verschilfte lake lies amid the marsh on the eastern shore of Lake Müritz, nestled between Röbelscher Wold and Specker Wold, slightly above the marsh areas increased. About the built in 1866 and the 1932-1934 Flötergraben created as a connection channel and drainage " branch canal north " to Specker lake, the lake drained to the lake Müritz. In the bog situated around the Binnenmürtiz is one of the largest reed surfaces Europe.

Due to water level fluctuations, including by changing the height of the mill traffic jams and the regulation of Elde, the Binnenmüritz was at times part of the Müritz.