Morii Lake
| Lacul Morii | |
|---|---|
 Map of Lake Morii | |
| Location | Romania |
| Group | Bucharest Lakes |
| Basin countries |
 Romania |
| Max. length | 1.2 km (0.75 mi) |
| Max. width | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 2.46 km2 (0.95 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Max. depth | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Water volume | 0.015 km3 (0.0036 cu mi) |
| Shore length1 | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 78 m (256 ft) |
| Islands | Morii Lake Island |
| Settlements | Bucharest |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Morii Lake ("Lacul Morii") is the largest lake in Bucharest,[1] with an area of 246 ha.[2] The lake is approximately 6 km from the center of Bucharest (Piața Unirii) and is located between: Polytechnic University of Bucharest neighborhood to the East, Crangaşi and Giulești districts at North, Militari district at South. The type of it is accumulation lake, made in 1986 mainly to protect the city against floods.[3] It is also a recreation area.[1] It provides a constant flow on Dâmboviţa river in the capital. The lake was built by a dam 15 m high, with a central body of concrete, earth dams extended lengthwise with a total length of 7 km. Lake volume is 14.7 million m³, with a flood mitigation portion of 1.6 million m³, beyond the normal retention. Effectively, to mitigate flooding, the lake volume can be increased when floods are predicted. Making a lake near an urban area required decommissioning of existing uses, including demolition and decommissioning of a church.[4]
On the south of Morii Lake there is a peninsula.
Morii Lake Island
On the north part of the lake is situated Morii Lake island, the only island of Bucharest.[5] On the island some volunteers planted 475 trees in 2011.[6][7] There were some big music concerts organized on the Morii Lake island.[8][9]
Water-sports, Shows, Concerts and Festivals on Morii Lake
The lake is used as a recreation area and there are boat and water-sport contests and shows including air shows.[10] Coke Live Music Festival and other concerts were organised on Morii Lake area.[8][9] Windsurfing is very popular on Morii Lake. There are windsurf courses on the lake,[11] but water-ski, skijet and other water sports are also popular.
Morii Lake is mentioned in poetry "Pe Lacul Morii" by Ana Blandiana.[12]
Projects for Morii Lake
There are projects to make Morii Lake a travel destination.[13] There are also projects to make the Lacul Morii area a modern residential, commercial and business area.[14] Another project is a highway tunnel which will link Morii Lake to Civic Center (Unirii Square) and A1 freeway[15]
Gallery
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Dam
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Lake Morii in Winter, 2009
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Lake Morii and Crângași Park, 2007
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Show aeronautic pe Lacul Morii, Ziare.com, May 27, 2011
- ↑ "În ADMINISTRARE" (in Romanian). Administraţia Lacuri, Parcuri şi Agrement. 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
- ↑ Lacul Morii din Capitală, ecologizat de elevii de la "Grigore Moisil" Romania Libera, April 16, 2010
- ↑ Tristele povesti din adancul Lacului Morii, EVZ, 14-02-2008
- ↑ Bucurestiul are o insula. Cum procedam?, HotNews, September 7, 2005
- ↑ Voluntarii DTZ Echinox au plantat 450 de copaci pe insula Lacul Morii din Bucureşti BusinessCover.ro, April 20, 2011
- ↑ Voluntariat pentru „inverzirea” insulei „Lacul Morii” EcoTrend.ro, April 20, 2011
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Coke Live pe insula de pe Lacul Morii Best Music.ro, Apr 20, 2007
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Festival international pe Insula Lacul Morii 9am.ro May 30, 2007
- ↑ Spectacol aeronautic deasupra Lacului Morii din Capitală Realitatea TV, Sep 18, 2010
- ↑ Windsurf pe lacul Morii Wall Street Ro August 12, 2011
- ↑ Pe Lacul Morii poeziile.com retrieved on Oct 26, 2011
- ↑ Lacul Morii din Bucuresti va fi amenajat cu 1,43 mil. euro Wall Street Ro, June 10, 2010
- ↑ SL Group Lacul Morii Project slgroup.hu, retrieved on Oct 26, 2011
- ↑ Oprescu ar vrea un tunel între Lacul Morii şi ieşirea spre autostrada A1 Curierul National, Feb 11, 2011
Coordinates: 44°27′20″N 26°01′31″E / 44.45556°N 26.02528°E