Lake Văcărești

44°24′5.0796″N 26°7′52.460″E / 44.401411000°N 26.13123889°E / 44.401411000; 26.13123889Basin countriesRomaniaMax. length2.3 km (1.4 mi)Max. width2 km (1.2 mi)Surface area140.5 ha (347 acres)Max. depth2 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.

Geography of Bucharest, Romania

Sectors of Bucharest

Sector 1
Sector 2
Sector 3
Sector 4
Sector 5
Sector 6

Districts (quarters)

Squares

Major streets

Hills

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

See also

v t e Lakes of Bucharest, Romania
Lake Băneasa Lake Cișmigiu Lake Dâmbovița Lake Fundeni Lake Floreasca Lake Grivița Lake Herăstrău Lacul Morii Lake Pantelimon Lake Plumbuita Lake Străulești Lake Tei Lake Tineretului Lake Titan Lake Văcărești

Transport in Bucharest

Operators

Metro	Metrorex
Bus	STB STV Ecotrans STCM Regio Serv Transport
Tram and Trolleybus	STB

Mass transit

Metro	M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 (planned) M7 (planned) List of Bucharest metro stations
Bus	Bus routes Night Buses
Tram	Tram routes Light rail
Trolleybus	Trolleybus routes

Rail

Stations	Bucharest North Basarab Băneasa Bucharest South/Cățelu Titan Sud Bucharest East/Obor [ro] Bucharest Carpați Bucharest Triaj Bucharest West Bucureștii Noi Pajura Pantelimon South Gara Progresul [ro]
Operators	Astra Trans Carpatic CFR Călători Regio Călători Softrans Transferoviar Călători

Roads

Motorways	A0 A1 A2 A3 A5 (planned)
Expressways	DEx2 (planned)
National roads	DN1 DN1A DN2 DN3 DN4 DN5 DN6 DN7 DNCB
Ring roads	Motorway A0 National road DNCB
County roads	DJ200 DJ200A DJ200B DJ300 DJ301 DJ301A DJ301B DJ401 DJ401D DJ503 DJ601 DJ601A DJ602
Local roads	DC13 DC18 DC21 DC22 DC24 DC27 DC55 DC77A DC101 DC121 DC122
European routes	E60 E70 E81 E85