Burgas lake

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Burgas lake
Lake-burgas-dinev.jpg
Burgas lake
Geographical location Bulgaria
Places on the shore Burgas
Location close to the shore Balgarowo , Kameno
Data
Coordinates 42 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  N , 27 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  E Coordinates: 42 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  N , 27 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  E
Burgas Lake (Bulgaria)
Burgas lake
surface 27.6 km²
length 9.6 km
width 4.5 km
Maximum depth 1 m
Middle deep 0.7 m
Map Burgasseen.svg
Map of the lakes around the city of Burgas
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The Burgas Lake ( Bulgarian Бургаско езеро ) is located in the middle and west of the city of Burgas . Until 1942 he was called "Waja" (Bulgarian Вая). Lake Burgas is the largest natural lake in Bulgaria . It is a liman and is located on the east north-south migration route of migratory birds , the Via Pontica . It is surrounded on three sides by the city of Burgas. Its length is 9.6 km, the width 4.5 km. The water area of ​​the lake is 27.6 square kilometers . The Burgassee has an average depth of 0.7 m and a maximum depth of 1 m.

The Burgas lake

Lake Burgas is separated from the Black Sea in the east by the narrow Kumluka spit , on which part of the southern industrial zone and the Burgas districts of Pobeda and Akaziite are located.

In earlier centuries there was a connection to Lake Mandra in the southern part , which has given way to urban development. Today Lake Burgas is connected by a canal with the Black Sea at the end of a lock. The Gorno Eserowo district is located to the south of the lake . In the northern part of the lake borders on the districts of Dolno Eserowo and Slawejkow .

The rivers Lijtoska, Sandardere and Tschukarska flow into the western part. The water is slightly salty. The shore of the lake is surrounded by a green ring of reeds. In this part, a nature reserve was first established, which today includes the whole lake. In 1989, the Serr was classified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International . In 1998 the lake was included in the CORINE list and in 2003 in the Ramsar list .

history

The Burgassee with the Neftochim refinery in the background

Until the 1950s, Lake Burgassee, together with Lake Mandra, was famous for its abundance of fish and was used economically. It is here that Bulgaria's fishing industry has developed over the centuries. After the construction of the Neftochim oil refinery, the lake was heavily polluted and the ecological balance was disturbed. In recent years, especially after the lakes were declared nature reserves, the situation has changed. Today fishing is possible again thanks to the recovered fish population.

Flora and fauna

Lake Burgas is a freshwater lake and is rich in flora and fauna.

fauna

25 species of fish, 245 species of birds and 60 species of invertebrates live in the lake. 671 of the bird species are listed in the Red Book of Bulgaria.

Web links

Commons : Lake Burgas  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files