Lacul Morii

Lacul Morii
Lacul Morii in September 2014
Lacul Morii
Map of Lacul Morii
Location	Romania
Group	Bucharest Lakes
Coordinates	44°27′20″N 26°01′31″E / 44.45556°N 26.02528°E / 44.45556; 26.02528
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	Angels' Island
Settlements	Bucharest
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lacul Morii ("Mill Lake") is the largest lake in Chiajna,^[1] with an area of 246 ha (610 acres).^[2] The lake is approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) from the center of Bucharest (Piața Unirii) and is located between the Polytechnic University of Bucharest neighborhood to the east, the Crângași and Giulești districts to the north, the Militari district to the south and the village Roșu [ro] to the west.

The lake is a reservoir, made in 1986 mainly to protect the city against floods.^[3] It is also a recreation area.^[1] Lacul Morii provides a constant flow to the Dâmboviţa river in the city. The lake was built by a dam 15 m (49 ft) high, with a central body of concrete, and earth dams extended lengthwise with a total length of 7 km (4.3 mi). The lake's volume is 14.7×10⁶ m³ (1.92×10⁷ cu yd), with a flood mitigation portion of 1.6×10⁶ m³ (2.1×10⁶ cu yd) beyond the normal retention. Effectively, to mitigate flooding, the lake's 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 Lacul Morii there is a peninsula.