This is a list of lakes of Romania. Notable lakes include Lake Sfânta Ana, the only crater lake in Romania, and

Lake Razelm Lake Razelm or Lake Razim (, ''Limanul Razelm'') is the name of a large freshwater lagoon on the shores of the Black Sea in Romania, south of the Danube Delta and part of its World Heritage Site. It is the largest liman in Romania. The name is a ...

, the largest liman in the country.

Major natural lakes

Glacial lakes A glacial lake is a body of water with origins from glacier activity. They are formed when a glacier erodes the land and then melts, filling the depression created by the glacier. Formation Near the end of the last glacial period, roughly 10,0 ...

In volcanic craters

Karstic lakes

Behind natural dams

In depressions

On
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On river-maritime banks

Lagoons

In river valleys

In
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Major reservoirs

Major mountain lakes

Other (minor) mountain lakes

Other lakes

* Lake Sărat: "Sărat" = "Salty"; at its bottom is still a crust of salt. Near

Brăila Brăila (, also , ) is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and the capital of Brăila County. The ''Sud-Est'' Regional Development Agency is located in Brăila. According to the 2011 Romanian census there were 180,302 pe ...

. A small beach. *

Lake Someșu Rece A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

: it is located in Cluj County

References

External links

* Paul Decei, ''Lacuri de munte'', Editura Sport–Turism, 1981 *
Anuarul 2004 al Institutului Naţional de Statistică
{{Romania topics * Romania

Lakes A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...