Carwitzer See
The Carwitzer Lake is a lake in Mecklenburg- Vorpommern.
Location
The lake lies to the east of Mecklenburg County in the Mecklenburg Lake District in the Natural Park Feldberg Lakes and the homonymous municipality southeast of the main town of Feldberg. In the south, bordering the Carwitzer lake on the state of Brandenburg. The lake is part of the water catchment area of the Havel. Its eastern shore in places is only 100 meters from the natural watershed between the North and Baltic Seas.
Formation
The Carwitzer Lake is a glacial Zungenbeckensee that has arisen during the Pomeranian stage of the Weichsel glaciation.
Structure
The Carwitzer lake, with an area 3.95 km ² the largest lake of Feldberg Lakes of. Its about 2.6 x 2.3 km large central part is relatively flat and has nine islands (the island name from West to East: Hunter Werder, Goose Werder, beans Werder, Steinwerder, Boll Werder, carbon Werder, Elswerder and two islands off Conow ). To the north of about 4.2 km long and about 40 meters deep Zansen connects. The Carwitzer lake and the Zansen be considered in some sources as limnological unit. In the south is a small bay that juts hook shape to the east, the so-called Südtiefe (30 m deep). To the west rise the shorter Fallada and fishing bays. To them the village Carwitz situated on a narrow isthmus that separates the lake and the Carwitzer Zansen from the north-west, 6.5 km long Narrow Luzin. From Narrow Luzin Carwitzer the lake on the " Bak " is supplied water. The main outflow of Carwitzer lake is via the so-called "neck" to the south-west to 2 kilometer Dreetzsee. From here the water flows underground through band sources for Krüselinsee and then over the creek toward Küstriner Lychener lakes and on to Havel.
The lake has the Isernpurt an artificial drainage in the Mellensee and thus the Baltic Sea. This was built from 1575 to 1578 to compensate for high water levels, which can occur during heavy rainfall. As water levels of about one meter below the normal Isernpurt falls dry. The name Isernpurt for Iron Gate goes back to a so designated and once provided with iron fuses military.
The shore on the northern part consists of meadows and fallow land, which is at about 100 m above sea level. NHN rises, the ends of the bays and two peninsulas in the south of the lake, however, are relatively flat. On the Conower Werder, the eastern peninsula, lies the nature reserve Conower Werder.
Use
The lake is used for recreational purposes and for fishing. On the northeastern shore is close to the local situation Conow a campsite with a small swimming area. On the west bank there is also a campsite with a swimming area. More swimming holes are on the beans Werder. The practice of scuba diving is permitted only on one designated locations and driving on the lake with motor boats is prohibited.
Fauna
Common species of fish are burbot, bleak, carp, catfish, lead, pike, rudd, tench, eel, chub, crucian carp, perch, roach, bream and Three-spined stickleback. Rarely, brook lamprey, rainbow trout, catfish, gudgeon, grass carp, silver carp and zander.