The Ansaugstutzen is a disused water intake in the Tollensesee that once drew cooling water for an old pharmaceutical plant from GDR times. It sits at about 18 m, an industrial relic of the lake rather than a wreck or a ruin.
Also known as intake pipe.
Where it is and how deep
No published position for this site — the map shows Tollensesee & Neubrandenburg and its other sites; operators know the mooring.
The dive
The shut-down intake lies at about 18 m. Beyond its depth and its old job of supplying cooling water to a GDR-era pharmaceutical works, nothing about the route or the bottom around it has been written up.
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Fair |
Season follows Tollensesee & Neubrandenburg: No month stands out: dives run on weekends, summer water reaches 20 to 24 °C, and in winter the deep water falls to about 4 °C.
Know before you go
- Below about 15 m the lake can be completely dark, and the intake lies deeper than that.
Sources
- Tauchen im Tollensesee — Tauchclub Tollense e.V.
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