Stock Photo - 24 November 2023, Brandenburg, Cottbus: View over the newly created Cottbus Baltic Sea (aerial view with a drone). According to the operator Leag, the Cottbus Baltic Sea has reached a new filling record during its flooding. Currently, 3.8 cubic meters of water per second are flowing from the Spree into the lake, which is set to become the largest artificial body of water in Germany. The lake has now reached a maximum water level of 58.7 meters above sea level. The Baltic Sea, a former open-cast mining pit, will one day have a water surface area of almost 19 square kilometers. (to dpa ""Cottbuser Ostsee reaches new record during flooding"") Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa. - Cottbus/Brandenburg/Germany