Lake Golovița
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 1.9 miles (3.1 km) 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 150 feet (46 m) 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.
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 Map showing the location of Lake Goloviţa within Tulcea County, Romania | |
  Lake Goloviţa Location of Lake Goloviţa in Romania  Lake Goloviţa Lake Goloviţa (Romania) | |
| Location | Tulcea County, Romania |
| Coordinates | 44°42′51″N 28°46′36″E |
| Type | Freshwater Lagoon |
| Native name | Lacul Goloviţa (Romanian) |
| Basin countries | Romania |
| Max. length | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Max. width | 11 miles (18 km) |
| Surface area | 29 square miles (7,500 ha) |
| Residence time | 300-600 days |
| Settlements | Lunca, Jurilovca |
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
- 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.
- "1: Geography, Meteorology, and Environment". Romanian Statistical Yearbook (PDF). 2008.