Red Lake (Romania)

For Lacu Roşu village in Harghita County, see Gheorgheni.
Lacul Roşu
Location Eastern Carpathians
Basin countries Romania
Surface area 114.676 m²
Max. depth 12.5 m
Surface elevation 983 m

Lacul Roşu (Romanian: Lacul Roşu, Hungarian: Gyilkos-tó) is a barrier lake in the Eastern Carpathians chain in Harghita County, Romania. The name of "Lacul Roşu" comes from the reddish alluvia deposited in the lake by the Red Creek. The lake falls within the jurisdiction of the municipality of Gheorgheni.

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