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Lake Golovița

Coordinates: 44°42′51″N 28°46′36″E / 44.71417°N 28.77667°E / 44.71417; 28.77667
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Lake Golovița
Lacul Golovița (Romanian)
Map showing the location of Lake Golovița within Tulcea County, Romania
Lake Golovița is the middle of three large lagoons in eastern Romania
Lake Golovița is the middle of three large lagoons in eastern Romania
Lake Golovița
Location of Lake Golovița in Romania
Lake Golovița is the middle of three large lagoons in eastern Romania
Lake Golovița is the middle of three large lagoons in eastern Romania
Lake Golovița
Lake Golovița (Romania)
LocationTulcea County, Romania
Coordinates44°42′51″N 28°46′36″E / 44.71417°N 28.77667°E / 44.71417; 28.77667
TypeFreshwater Lagoon
Basin countriesRomania
Max. length7.2 kilometres (4.5 mi)
Max. width18 kilometres (11 mi)
Surface area7,500 hectares (29 sq mi)
Residence time300-600 days
SettlementsLunca, Jurilovca

Lake Golovița is part of a complex of lagoons on Romania's Black Sea coast. It is connected to the larger Lake Razelm on the north by a channel 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) wide, to Lake Zmeica on the south by three narrow channels, and separated from the Black Sea's salt water by a narrow spit of sand no more than 46 metres (151 ft) wide at some points along its eastern margin. This closure was completed artificially in the 1970s, and has caused the lagoon to lose all salinity, increase renewal times to over a year, and develop eutrophication.[1] It is part of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve.

Because of their wide connection, Golovița is often subsumed under Lake Razelm in official documents. The Lake Razelm/Golovița complex is the largest lake in Romania.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Dinu, Irina; Umgiesser, Georg; Bajo, Marco; de Pascalis, Francesca; Stănică, Adrian; Pop, Cornel; Dimitriu, Radu; Nichersu, Iulian; Constantinescu, Adrian (2015). "Modelling of the response of the Razelm-Sinoe lagoon system to physical forcing". Geo-Eco-Marina. 21. doi:10.5281/zenodo.45064. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  2. ^ "1: Geography, Meteorology, and Environment". Romanian Statistical Yearbook (PDF). 2008.