Bucura Lake

Lake Bucura
Location Retezat Mountains
Coordinates 45°21.5′N 22°52.5′E / 45.3583°N 22.8750°E / 45.3583; 22.8750Coordinates: 45°21.5′N 22°52.5′E / 45.3583°N 22.8750°E / 45.3583; 22.8750
Type Glacial
Basin countries Romania
Max. length 550 m (1,800 ft)
Max. width 225 m (738 ft)
Surface area 105,000 m2 (1,130,000 sq ft)[1]
Max. depth 15.5 m (51 ft)
Water volume 625,000 m3 (507 acre·ft)
Shore length1 1,390 m (4,560 ft)
Surface elevation 2,040 m (6,690 ft)
References [1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
Lake Bucura

Lake Bucura is a glacier cirque lake, situated in the Retezat Mountains, in Romania. It is located south of the main ridge, at the base of Peleaga Peak, and at an altitude of about 2,040 m.

It is the largest glacier lake in Romania, having an area of over 105,000 square metres. It is 550 m in length, 160 m in width on average, and 225 m maximum width, for a perimeter of 1,390 m. The maximum depth is 15.5 m, and the volume 625,000 m³.

Lake Bucura and alpine camping site

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 National Institute of Statistics, Geography, meteorology and environment, 2006
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