Herastrau Lake

General data

Water type: Artificial lake
Progression: Colentina River -> Dambovita River -> Arges -> Danube -> Black sea -> Mediterranean Sea -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Continental
Continents: Europe
Countries: Romania

Description

Lake Herăstrău is an anthropic lake located in the northern part of the city of Bucharest, developed on the Colentina River, in the area where it flows through the urban area of the city, situated between Lake Băneasa upstream and Lake Floreasca downstream. It is the biggest lake in Bucharest. The length of the lake\'s shores is 7,400 meters, and the length of the islands on the lake is 1,600 meters. The normal retention level is 79.50 meters, with a surface area at NNR of 77 hectares. The length of the lake is 3.50 kilometers, and it has a water volume of approximately 1.5 million cubic meters.

Herastrau Lake

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