Lake Văcărești

Lake Văcărești
Lake Văcărești
Lacul Văcărești (Romanian)
	Lake Văcărești
Location	Sector 4, Bucharest
Coordinates	44°24′5.0796″N 26°7′52.460″E / 44.401411000°N 26.13123889°E
Basin countries	Romania
Max. length	2.3 km (1.4 mi)
Max. width	2 km (1.2 mi)
Surface area	140.5 ha (347 acres)
Max. depth	2 m (6 ft 7 in)

Lake Văcărești is a lake in the south of Bucharest, Sector 4. The lake has a surface of 140.5 hectares (347 acres). It is now part of the Văcărești Nature Park, a protected zone of nature.^[1] Over 100 species of wild birds and animals live in this area. The area is nicknamed Bucharest Delta.

History

The lake was formed from an old bifurcation of the Dâmbovița River and was previously known as Balta Văcărești.

On June 5, 2014, the Lake Văcărești zone was declared protected zone and named Natural Park Văcărești by the Government of Romania.^[2]

References

^ "2014-06-05:Government Decree Lacul Vacaresti" (PDF). Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
^ "2014-06-05:Government Decree Lacul Vacaresti" (PDF). Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. Retrieved 25 July 2014.

[1] "2014-06-05:Government Decree Lacul Vacaresti" (PDF). Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. Retrieved 25 July 2014.

[2] "2014-06-05:Government Decree Lacul Vacaresti" (PDF). Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. Retrieved 25 July 2014.

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v t e Geography of Bucharest, Romania
Sectors of Bucharest	Sector 1 Sector 2 Sector 3 Sector 4 Sector 5 Sector 6	Coat of Arms of Bucharest
Districts (quarters)	13 Septembrie Aviației Băneasa Berceni Bucureștii Noi Centrul Civic Colentina Cotroceni Crângași Dămăroaia Dealul Spirii Dorobanți Dristor Drumul Taberei Dudești Ferentari Floreasca Fundeni Ghencea Giulești Giurgiului Grivița Iancului Lipscani Militari Moșilor Obor Odăi Old Town Olteniței Pantelimon Pipera Primăverii Progresul Rahova Regie Tei Tineretului Titan Vitan Văcărești
Squares	Charles de Gaulle Constituției Quito Square Revoluției Romană Rosetti Unirii University Square Victory Square
Major streets	Bulevardul Unirii Calea Moșilor Calea Victoriei Lascăr Catargiu Boulevard Lipscani Magheru Boulevard Șoseaua Kiseleff
Hills	Cotroceni Dealul Mitropoliei Dealul Spirii
Rivers	Colentina Dâmbovița
Lakes	Lacul Morii Lake Băneasa Lake Cișmigiu Lake Dâmbovița Lake Floreasca Lake Fundeni Lake Grivița Lake Herăstrău Lake Pantelimon Lake Plumbuita Lake Străulești Lake Tei Lake Tineretului Lake Titan Lake Văcărești
Parks and forests	Băneasa Forest (Codrii Vlăsiei) Bordei Park Botanical Garden Carol Park Cișmigiu Gardens Giulești Park Grădina Icoanei Herăstrău Park Tineretului Park Vitan Park
See also	Bucharest metropolitan area Kilometer Zero Old Princely Court

History

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