Elbe basin

The Elbe () is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Republic), then Germany before flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, northwest of Hamburg. Its total length is .

major canal in central Germany

canal in Germany

canal in Lower Saxony, Germany

thumb|Binnenelbe, Außenelbe thumb|Chart 1860 thumb|Chart 1910 The Unterelbe () or, in English usually the Lower Elbe, refers to the lower reaches of the river Elbe in Germany influenced by the tides.

The Süderelbe () (Southern Elbe) is the biggest anabranch of the Unterelbe river in the area which is now the Port of Hamburg, Germany. Its natural flow path was redirected through the Köhlbrand.

The Amselsee (also Amselsee Rathen) is a small reservoir in the spa town of Rathen in Saxon Switzerland. It is located in the Free State of Saxony in Eastern Germany.

Köhlbrand is an anabranch of the Unterelbe river in the Port of Hamburg, Germany. It has a width of approximately .

canal in Germany