Jabelscher See

Wisentgehege near the shore

The Jabelsche lake or Jabel is located in the Mecklenburg Lake District Mecklenburg Lake District Mecklenburg -Vorpommern about ten kilometers west of Waren (Müritz). The water belongs completely to the municipality Jabel.

The lake is more than 3940 meters long and 1300 meters wide. The channel connection to Kölpinsee is densely forested than 1.5 meters deep and on both sides. Approximately in the middle of the lake shallows of less than one meter of water, which is marked by buoys. In other places, the lake is up to 15 meters deep. He is a typical elongated glacial Rinnensee with a pronounced central basin. It originated during the recent, the Weichsel ice age. In the northwest, the inflow from Loppiner lake and in the north east of the boundary ditch and the inflow from Mühlensee opens a. The in southern outlet of the lake drained to Kölpinsee. The lake shore is forested in the south. There is also the Damerower Werder peninsula on which there is a bison enclosure near the village Damerow. The south bank of the lake and the peninsula located in the nature reserve Damerower Werder. To the east of the lake are still the small lakes Front and Rear Kargowsee, which are connected by narrow trenches with the Jabelschen lake. On the north shore of Lake Jabel runs over the railway line Parchim - Neubrandenburg. On the west bank is the Marina Maribell with Ferienhausanlage and gastronomy.