Lacul Floreasca (vedere din Parcul Bordei)

The Lakes, Parks and Leisure Administration in

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

( ro, Administraţia Lacuri, Parcuri şi Agrement) has under its upkeep nine lakes and nine dams, from the total of 15 located on the

Colentina River The Colentina is a left tributary of the river Dâmbovița in Romania. It discharges into the Dâmbovița near Bălăceanca.

, that started to be built since 1936 and that cover a total area of and have a combined volume of . The largest lake inside

, in terms of surface area, is the Lake Morii,Show aeronautic pe Lacul Morii
Ziare.com, May 27, 2011 other large lakes with banks in Bucharest or parts in Bucharest are the

Lake Cernica 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 ...

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, which was completed in 1936; this lake also has the oldest sluice in the city, built between 1933 and 1936, and finalized in 2007.

List of lakes

Lake Băneasa Lake Băneasa ( ro, Lacul Băneasa) is a reservoir on the Colentina River at Băneasa in Sector 1 of Bucharest, Romania. The lake has a length of , a width between and , a surface area of 40 hectares (0.40 km2), a depth between and , a volume of ...

is located in Sectorul 1, 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 Cișmigiu is located in Sectorul 1, it has a length of , a width of , a surface area of , a depth between and , and a volume of . Lake Dâmbovița is located in Sectorul 6 and covers a surface of . Lake Fundeni is located in Sectorul 2 Lake Floreasca is located in Sectorul 1, 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 Grivița is located in Sectorul 1, 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 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 ...

is located in Sectorul 1 and covers a surface of . Lacul Lebedelor is a small lake located close to Lake Cișmigiu in Sectorul 1 and reserved for water birds. Lacul Morii ("Mill Lake") is the largest lake in

. Located in Sectorul 6, it has a length of , a surface area of , a maximum depth of , and a volume of . Lake Pantelimon is located in Sectorul 2 and covers a surface of , but most of the lake is outside Bucharest, in Pantelimon. Lake Plumbuita is located in Sectorul 2. Lake Străulești is located in Sectorul 1, it has a length of , a width between and , a surface area of , a depth between and , and a volume of . Lake Tineretului is located in

Tineretului Park ''Tineretului'' Park (, "Youth's Park") is a large public park in southern Bucharest ( Sector 4). History The park, which was created in 1965 and finished in 1974, was planned by the architect Valentin Donose. It was designed as the main recreati ...

Lake Tei 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 ...

(

Linden Tree ''Tilia'' is a genus of about 30 species of trees or bushes, native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The tree is known as linden for the European species, and basswood for North American species. In Britain and Ireland they ...

Lake) is located in Tei Park, in the Tei neighborhood. Lake Titan is in Titan Park. Lake Văcărești is located in Sectorul 4 and covers a surface of . Other lakes include Dobroești, the lake from

Drumul Taberei Drumul Taberei (, ''The Camp Road'') is a neighbourhood located in the south-west of Bucharest, Romania, roughly between Timișoara Avenue (south of Plaza România and the Cotroceni Railway Station) and Ghencea Avenue, neighboring Militari to th ...

Park, and the lake from Carol Park.

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