Overview
- Officials report a closed ice cover on the Müritz and the lock-free connected Mecklenburger Oberseen, creating a continuous frozen area of roughly 211 square kilometers.
- Shore measurements show ice about 20 to 25 centimeters thick, with conditions varying across the system.
- Pockets of open water persist at inlets and under bridges where currents and waterfowl hinder freezing.
- The waterways authority declines to name a safe threshold for access and strongly urges people not to step onto the lake ice.
- No reliable timeline is offered for how long the freeze will last, though fisheries say the current ice poses no immediate risk to fish unless it endures for many months.