In the east and south the shores of the island of Rügen near Dreschvitz, Samtens and Rambin form its natural perimeter.
[1] The Kubitzer Bodden reaches its greatest depth in the area of the navigable channel off the village of Rugenhof where it is about 3.5 metres deep.
In the central and western areas of the bodden the water depth varies between 2 and 3 metres.
The shipping channel, the so-called Schwarze Strom ("Black Stream") runs through the middle of the bodden in and east-west direction.
The bodden is named after the village of Groß Kubitz on the island of Rügen.