Stepenitz (Trave)

Stepenitz
The Stepenitz between Mühlen Eichsen and Rüting
Location
Country	Germany
States	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Schleswig-Holstein
Reference no.	DE: 9628
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Northwest of Schwerin and the Neumühler See
• coordinates	53°39′55″N 11°16′49″E / 53.66539°N 11.28037°E / 53.66539; 11.28037
• elevation	ca. 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
Length	52 km (32 mi)
Basin size	701 km2 (271 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
Progression	Trave→ Baltic Sea
Landmarks	Cities: Lübeck Small towns: Dassow Villages: Brüsewitz, Cramonshagen, Dalberg-Wendelstorf, Mühlen Eichsen, Rüting, Stepenitztal
Tributaries
• left	Radegast, Maurine
• right	Poischower Mühlenbach
Waterbodies	Lakes: Rehmsee [de], Cramoner See, Dalbergkuhle [de], Wendelstorfer See [de], Großeichsener See [de], Dassower See Reservoirs: Speicher Faulmühle [de]

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.