Reservoir Surduc

Reservoir Surduc Lacul Surduc
Reservoir Surduc
Geographical location	Timiș County
Places on the shore	Surducu Mic , Fârdea
Location close to the shore	Timișoara , Lugoj
Data
Coordinates	45 ° 45 ′ 28 "  N , 22 ° 8 ′ 45"  E Coordinates: 45 ° 45 ′ 28 "  N , 22 ° 8 ′ 45"  E
surface	460 hectares
Maximum depth	35 m

The reservoir Surduc ( Romanian Lacul de acumulare Surduc ) was created in 1972 in the Poiana-Ruscă Mountains , Timiș County , Banat , Romania to secure drinking water and protect against flooding in the region around Timișoara . The lake has been a nature and landscape protection area of IUCN Category IV since 2000 .

Geographical location

The Surduc reservoir is located in Timiș County, in western Romania, in the southeast of the Poiana-Ruscă Mountains , just under 100 kilometers from Timișoara and 30 kilometers from Lugoj , on the DJ 681A county road (Drum județean) , about ten kilometers southeast of Traian Vuia .

description

Work on the dam began in 1972, and water accumulation was released in 1976. As early as 1977, 25 million cubic meters of water had accumulated in the basin. In a second accumulation stage, which began in 1981, 51 million cubic meters of water accumulated in the lake. The reservoir Surduc extends over an area of ​​460 hectares. The lake secures the drinking water for the area around Timișoara and protects it from flooding.

The Surduc reservoir was declared a nature reserve of national importance by law number 5 of March 6, 2000.

Tourist attraction

The reservoir Surduc is a popular destination in the west of the country and is often used for weekend trips, primarily as a bathing lake in summer. The bathing season is already considered to have opened on May 1st. But also anglers and windsurfers get their money's worth here, as well as hunters . A boat - and tent rental is also available.

See also

• List of nature reserves in Romania
• List of nature reserves in Timiș County

Web links

Commons : Surduc Lake  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• The Surduc lake on YouTube
• Marius Ilincaru: The Surduc an engineering miracle at monitorulbt.ro
• Franz Engelmann: The Poiana Rusca at karpatenwanderer.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ laculsurduc.ro ( Memento from September 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), Surduc Lake
2. ↑ ^{a b} banaterzeitungonline.wordpress.com , Banater Zeitung , Raluca Nelepcu: The largest lake in the Timisoara district is waiting for tourists
3. ↑ laculsurduc.ro ( Memento of March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), Surduc Lake
4. ^ Protected Areas of National Importance in Romania , Law No. 5 of March 6, 2000