Lake Dâmbovița

44°27′30″N 26°00′25″E / 44.458321°N 26.006849°E / 44.458321; 26.006849Basin countriesRomaniaMax. length0.2 km (0.12 mi)Max. width0.4 km (0.25 mi)Surface area0.55 km² (0.21 sq mi)Average depth3 m (9.8 ft)Max. depth4 m (13 ft)Water volume3 km³ (0.72 cu mi)Shore length¹1 km (0.62 mi)Surface elevation78 m (256 ft)SettlementsBucharest¹ Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Dâmbovița Lake ("Lacul Dâmbovița") is a lake situated on Dâmbovița River in Bucharest and Chiajna, west of Morii Lake and bordering that lake.^[1] It has an area of 55 ha (140 acres).^[1] The lake is 3 km (1.9 mi) from the center of Bucharest (University Square) and is located between Morii Lake to the east, Giulești district to the north, Chiajna commune and Roșu Forest to the south.

A projected underground highway entails a tunnel which will link Morii Lake, Dâmbovița Lake, and Chiajna to Centrul Civic, Unirii Square, and the A1 motorway.^[2]

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