The
Lakes, Parks and Leisure Administration in BucharestBucharest is the capital city, industrial and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmboviţa River....
has under its upkeep nine lakes and nine dams, from the total of 15 located on the
Colentina RiverThe Colentina River is a tributary of the Dâmboviţa River in Romania.The following lakes are built on the river:* Lake Moarta* Lake Ciocăneşti I* Lake Ciocăneşti I* Lake Crevedia VI* Lake Buftea* Lake Mogoşoaia* Lake Chitila...
, that started to be built since 1936 and that cover a total area of and have a combined volume of . The largest lake in
BucharestBucharest is the capital city, industrial and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmboviţa River....
, in terms of surface area, is the Lake Cernica that has an area of ; and the largest in terms of volume is Lake Pantelimon with a volume of .
The
Lakes, Parks and Leisure Administration in BucharestBucharest is the capital city, industrial and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmboviţa River....
has under its upkeep nine lakes and nine dams, from the total of 15 located on the
Colentina RiverThe Colentina River is a tributary of the Dâmboviţa River in Romania.The following lakes are built on the river:* Lake Moarta* Lake Ciocăneşti I* Lake Ciocăneşti I* Lake Crevedia VI* Lake Buftea* Lake Mogoşoaia* Lake Chitila...
, that started to be built since 1936 and that cover a total area of and have a combined volume of . The largest lake in
BucharestBucharest is the capital city, industrial and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmboviţa River....
, in terms of surface area, is the Lake Cernica that has an area of ; and the largest in terms of volume is Lake Pantelimon with a volume of . The oldest manmade lake in Bucharest is the Herăstrău Lake completed in 1936 that also has the oldest
sluiceA sluice is a water channel that is controlled at its head by a gate . For example, a millrace is a sluice that channels water toward a water mill...
in the city built between 1933 and 1936 that was finalised in 2007.
List of lakes
Lake BăneasaLake Băneasa is a reservoir on the Colentina River at Băneasa in Sector 1 of Bucharest, Romania. The lake has a length of 3 kilometers , a width between 50 meters and 400 meters , a surface area of 40 hectares , a depth between 1 meter and 3 meters , a volume of 630,000 cubic meters and a debit...
is located in
Sectorul 1Sector 1 is a sector in Bucharest. It includes the northern part of the city centre as well as the northwestern districts of Băneasa and Pipera. It is the wealthiest sector in Bucharest.-Politics:...
, it has a length of , a width between and , a surface area of , a depth between and , a volume of and a debit of 2.5 m/s.
Lake Cişmigiu is located in
Sectorul 1Sector 1 is a sector in Bucharest. It includes the northern part of the city centre as well as the northwestern districts of Băneasa and Pipera. It is the wealthiest sector in Bucharest.-Politics:...
, it has a length of , a width of , a surface area of , a depth between and , and a volume of .
Lake Dâmboviţa is located in
Sectorul 6Sector 6 is a sector in Bucharest.-Politics:The mayor of the sector is Cristian Poteraş, from the Democratic Liberal Party. The Local Council of Sector 6 has 27 seats, with the following party composition :...
and coveres a surface of .
Lake Floreasca is located in
Sectorul 1Sector 1 is a sector in Bucharest. It includes the northern part of the city centre as well as the northwestern districts of Băneasa and Pipera. It is the wealthiest sector in Bucharest.-Politics:...
, it has a length of , a width between and , a surface area of , a depth between and , a volume of and a debit of 2.5 m/s.
Lake Griviţa is located in
Sectorul 1Sector 1 is a sector in Bucharest. It includes the northern part of the city centre as well as the northwestern districts of Băneasa and Pipera. It is the wealthiest sector in Bucharest.-Politics:...
, it has a length of , a width between and , a surface area of , a depth between and , a volume of and a debit of 2.5 m/s.
Lake Herăstrău is located in
Sectorul 1Sector 1 is a sector in Bucharest. It includes the northern part of the city centre as well as the northwestern districts of Băneasa and Pipera. It is the wealthiest sector in Bucharest.-Politics:...
and coveres a surface of .
Lacul Morii ("Mill Lake") is located in
Sectorul 6Sector 6 is a sector in Bucharest.-Politics:The mayor of the sector is Cristian Poteraş, from the Democratic Liberal Party. The Local Council of Sector 6 has 27 seats, with the following party composition :...
, it has a length of , a surface area of , a depth between of and a volume of .
Lake Pantelimon is located in
Sectorul 2Sector 2 is a sector in Bucharest.-Demographics:Sector 2 is the city's most multicultural sector. In particular, it contains Romania's largest community of Chinese people, who mainly live in the districts of Colentina and Obor....
and coveres a surface of .
Lake Străuleşti is located in
Sectorul 1Sector 1 is a sector in Bucharest. It includes the northern part of the city centre as well as the northwestern districts of Băneasa and Pipera. It is the wealthiest sector in Bucharest.-Politics:...
, it has a length of , a width between and , a surface area of , a depth between and , and a volume of .
Lake Văcăreşti is located in
Sectorul 4-Politics:The mayor of the sector is Cristian Popescu Piedone, from the Conservative Party. The Local Council of Sector 4 has 27 seats, with the following party composition :...
and coveres a surface of .
Other lakes include Dobroeşti, Fundeni, Plumbuita, Tei, Tineretului and Titan.
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