Neuhöfer Karpfenteiche

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The Neuhöfer carp ponds are located in the north of the urban area of ​​Neustadt- Glewe in the district of Ludwigsburg pleasure Parchim in Mecklenburg -Vorpommern in the conservation area Lewitz.

The carp left side of the Müritz -Elde - Waterway ( MEW ) consist of twelve major and other small basins, which are separated by dams on which run partly paths and roads. The stretches of water are located approximately two kilometers north of Neustadt- Glewe. The eponymous district of Neuhof is situated directly on the shore. In the north and north east borders the municipality of Spornitz to the ponds. The majority quadrangular pond pool take a total area of ​​3.6 km ². The maximum extension is 3.6 km in north-south direction and 1.45 kilometers from west to east. In the course of MEW is located at the level of Neuhöfer carp a lock with a lift height of about four meters and a hydropower plant. Above the lock is used also as the Friedrich -Franz- channel designated part of the waterway above the ground level of surrounding land, has thus been created here as a high channel.

The Neuhöfer carp ponds are divided from the north starting in two Neuhöfer ponds, Dagmar two ponds, the Neuhöfer pond and seven designated as Winter Ponds Tanks. The water levels of the five largest pond basins are different high and amounted to 34.8 to 35.4 m above sea level. NHN. The filling of the ponds via the above the lock higher lying Müritz- Elde waterway. About a grave system water can be drained below the lock and other trenches in the Brenzer channel in the MEW.

Most of the Neuhöfer carp, together with the Friedrich Moorer on the right side of the Müritz- Elde waterway located carp ponds, adjacent land, other ponds between Trammplatz and Friedrichsmoor and the original course of the river Elde in this area, part of the nature reserve of fish ponds in the Lewitz.