The Prerower Strom, which has long since ceased to carry any flowing water, was divided into four parts, all separated by road embankments and linked by small canals and leats.
The longest section is 7.13 kilometres long and runs from the bodden to the Landesstraße 21 (L 21) state road, the so-called "Spas Road" (Bäderstraße) in Prerow.