Berlin home districts overview
Berlin center lies along the river Spree in the Berlin-Warsaw Urstromtal, formed by water at the end of the last Ice Age. The Urstromtal lies between the low Barnim plateau to the north, and the Teltow plateau to the south. In Spandau, Berlin's westernmost district, the Spree meets the river Havel, which flows from north to south through western Berlin. The course of the Havel is more like a chain of lakes, the largest being the Tegeler See and Großer Wannsee.
A series of lakes also feeds into the upper Spree, which flows through the Großer Müggelsee in eastern Berlin. Substantial parts of Berlin extend onto the low plateaus on both sides of the Spree Valley. Large parts of the districts Reinickendorf and Pankow lie on the Barnim plateau, while most of the districts Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Tempelhof-Schöneberg, and Neukölln lie on the Teltow plateau. The district of Spandau lies partly within the Berlin Urstromtal and partly on the Nauen Plain, which stretches to the west of Berlin. The highest elevations in Berlin are the Teufelsberg in the district of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf and the Müggelberge in the district of Treptow-Köpenick. Both hills have an elevation of about 115 meters (377 ft).