Unterwarnow
The Unterwarnow is the estuary of the river Warnow and stretches from the historic center of Rostock and Warnemünde, where it flows into the Bay of Mecklenburg. Hydrological she is a bay of the Baltic Sea, an interior coastal waters. In the northern area of the Warnow, the salinity is similar to that in the Wismar Bay or the open Baltic Sea in the area of Darßer threshold.
On the southern shore are the city harbor and the old town of Rostock, on the north bank of the Rostock district Gehlsdorf. Later in the Unterwarnow turns north. On the western shore, where the streams Carbäk and Schmarler Bach and the Laakkanal open out, are the neighborhoods Bramow, Marienehe Schmarl and UPPERCASE. On the eastern shore are the small Rostock districts Langenort, Warnow edge and Oldendorf. Between Schmarl Oldendorf and the Warnow Tunnel crosses under the river. North of Oldendorf begins on the east bank, the area of the Rostock seaport. Shortly thereafter, the flux in the haffartigen Breitling widened to up to three kilometers.
The connection of the Unterwarnow of the Baltic Sea in the district of Rostock Warnemünde is formed by a channel called New Power / Sea Canal. The 1903 and 1958 opened New Advanced Power / Sea Canal is the gateway to the Rostock harbor and has a depth of 13 meters. At its eastern shore is the hamlet of High Dune. The New power has a lake-facing surface flow and a southward deep flow. The old man in Warnemünde, today harbor for boats fisherman, pleasure boats and yachts, the original mouth of the river Warnow. By the end of the 20th century he was connected with a trench with the Unterwarnow, this connection has been filled during construction of the cruise terminal Warnemünde Cruise Port.
From the mouth to the city harbor the Unterwarnow for ocean-going vessels is passable. Are the Rostock port facilities at Unterwarnow and Breitling.
On the banks of the Warnow there are many marinas, investors and marinas, as in the city harbor, in Gehlsdorf, Marienehe Schmarl, Oldendorf and Warnemünde.
On the Unterwarnow operate a number of excursion boats of various shipping companies, also in regular service between the city and the port of Warnemünde. Gehlsdorf and Kropeliner -port connects a suburban passenger ferry. Between Warnemünde and High dune there is a car ferry.
The narrow stretch of river Unterwarnow from the lower main existing since 1882 lock at the mill dam to the eastern end of the city port of Rostock (km 143.00 ) is a waterway of the Federal Class I From here to the open Baltic Sea Unterwarnow is a seawater street of the covenant. In both sections the Maritime Traffic Regulations applies. Responsible is the Waterways and Shipping Office Stralsund.