Editing Havel (section)

===Plaue to Havelberg===
[[File:Seilfähre Pritzerbe.JPG|thumb|right|The Pritzerbe Ferry across the Havel]]
Like the preceding stretch of the river, the stretch from Plaue to the confluence with the Elbe at Havelberg is administered as part of the Lower Havel–Waterway. Unlike the previous stretch, this stretch carries considerably less commercial traffic.

Vessels heading to or from the Rhine and the west of Germany take the Elbe–Havel Canal at Plaue. Whilst the lower reaches of the Havel provide the most direct route to Hamburg and the North Sea ports, variable water levels in the Elbe affect those in the lower Havel; together these can restrict navigation. A less direct, but more reliable route is available via the Elbe–Havel Canal, the [[Magdeburg Water Bridge]], the [[Mittellandkanal|Mittelland Canal]] and the [[Elbe Lateral Canal]].<ref name=bsiwg93/>

This stretch of the river descends through locks at [[Bahnitz]], [[Rathenow]], [[Grütz]], [[Garz (Havelberg)|Garz]] and [[Havelberg]]. At Rathenow there are two channels, each with a lock. North of Plaue, the river is crossed by the [[Pritzerbe Ferry]].<ref name=bsiwg93/>
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