Lake Dâmbovița

Dâmbovița Lake ("Lacul Dâmbovița") is a lake situated on Dâmbovița River in Bucharest and Chiajna, west of Morii Lake and bordering that lake.[1] It has an area of 55 ha (140 acres).[1] The lake is 3 km (1.9 mi) from the center of Bucharest (University Square) and is located between Morii Lake to the east, Giulești district to the north, Chiajna commune and Roșu Forest to the south.

Lake Dâmbovița
Dâmbovița Lake Aerial
Lake Dâmbovița
Location	Bucharest, Romania
Group	Bucharest Lakes
Coordinates	44.458321°N 26.006849°E
Basin countries	Romania
Max. length	0.2 km (0.12 mi)
Max. width	0.4 km (0.25 mi)
Surface area	0.55 km^2 (0.21 sq mi)
Average depth	3 m (9.8 ft)
Max. depth	4 m (13 ft)
Water volume	3 km^3 (0.72 cu mi)
Shore length^1	1 km (0.62 mi)
Surface elevation	78 m (256 ft)
Settlements	Bucharest
^1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

A projected underground highway entails a tunnel which will link Morii Lake, Dâmbovița Lake, and Chiajna to Centrul Civic, Unirii Square, and the A1 motorway.[2]

References

1. "În Administrare" (in Romanian). Administraţia Lacuri, Parcuri și Agrement. 2009-02-17. Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
2. Oprescu ar vrea un tunel între Lacul Morii și ieșirea spre autostrada A1 Archived 2013-09-30 at the Wayback Machine Curierul Național, Feb 11, 2011