Stepenitz (Trave)

Stepenitz
The Stepenitz between Mühlen Eichsen and Rüting
Location
CountryGermany
StatesMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Schleswig-Holstein
Reference no.DE: 9628
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationNorthwest of Schwerin and the Neumühler See
  coordinates53°39′55″N 11°16′49″E / 53.66539°N 11.28037°E / 53.66539; 11.28037
  elevationca. 49 m above sea level (NHN)
Mouth 
  location
Into the Pötenitzer Wiek
  coordinates
53°54′25″N 10°58′00″E / 53.90694°N 10.96667°E / 53.90694; 10.96667
Length52 km (32 mi)
Basin size701 km2 (271 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionTraveBaltic Sea
Landmarks
Tributaries 
  leftRadegast, Maurine
  rightPoischower Mühlenbach
Waterbodies
  • Lakes: Rehmsee, Cramoner See, Dalbergkuhle, Wendelstorfer See, Großeichsener See, Dassower See
  • Reservoirs: Speicher Faulmühle

The Stepenitz is a right-hand tributary of the Trave in the northwest of the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and within the borough of Lübeck in the state of Schleswig-Holstein.