The
Elde is a
river in northern
Germany (
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and a few km in
Brandenburg), a right
tributary of the
Löcknitz. Its total length is . The Elde originates near
Altenhof, south of
Malchow. It first flows southeast towards the southern end of Lake
Müritz, which it enters at
Vipperow. It flows out of the Müritz at its northern end, near
Waren. It turns west, and flows through a series of small lakes, and along the town of Malchow, until the
Plauer See. It flows out of the Plauer See at
Plau am See, and continues west and southwest through
Lübz,
Parchim,
Neustadt-Glewe and
Grabow. The Elde flows into the Löcknitz (itself a tributary of the
Elbe) in Eldenburg, part of
Lenzen (Elbe). Most of its length, , is navigable.