E&G Quaternary Science Journal
E&G Quaternary Science Journal
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Articles | Volume 75, issue 1
Articles | Volume 75, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-75-107-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-75-107-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 75, issue 1
Research article
 | 
12 Jun 2026
Research article |  | 12 Jun 2026

Postglacial water level changes of a drowned lake and river system in northeastern Mecklenburg Bay, southern Baltic Sea

Julian Granzow, Franz Tauber, Helge W. Arz, Jacob Geersen, and Peter Feldens

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Water levels in the Baltic Sea have fluctuated  since the Last Glacial, and coastlines have been at locations where water depth today is meters. We want to understand these  changes and reconstruct prior lake boundaries and  river channels in Mecklenburg Bay in the German Baltic Sea. This was done with acoustic remote sensing, video observation, and sampling and dating of seafloor sediments. Knowing the paleogeography is important for locating flooded sites of archeological interest.

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