Delvenau

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Delvenau
Location
Country	Germany
States	Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Elbe–Lübeck Canal
• coordinates	53°22′26″N 10°34′51″E / 53.37389°N 10.58083°E / 53.37389; 10.58083
Basin features
Progression	Elbe–Lübeck Canal→ Elbe→ North Sea

Delvenau (incorrectly known today as: Stecknitz) is a 50-kilometre-long (31 mi) river in Herzogtum Lauenburg in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.^{[1][additional citation(s) needed]} It begins in Büchen, flows to the Elbe–Lübeck Canal near its confluence with the Elbe in Lauenburg. The lower section between Bröthen and Lauenburg forms the border between Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

The name Delvenau originates from the Middle Low German word delf meaning trench.^[1]