Data Summary: Lake Balta Alba
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| Site Name |
EUR-41 |

Photo: V. A. C. Bulgareanu |
| Lake Name |
Lake Balta Alba |
| State |
Buzau and Braila Districts |
| Country |
Romania |
| Latitude |
45:2N |
| Longitude |
27:2E |
| Altitude [m] |
22.66 |
| Surface area [m2] |
10,500,000 |
Volume [m3] |
11,800,000 |
| Maximum depth [m] |
2 |
Mean depth [m] |
1.1 |
| Water level control |
Unregulated |
Normal range of annual water level fluctuation [m] |
0.55 |
| Length of shoreline [m] |
17,500 |
Residence time [yr] |
1.1 |
| Catchment area [m2] |
91,600,000 |
Hours of bright Sunshine [hr yr-1] |
2,100 |
| Solar radiation [MJ m-2 day-1] |
- |
Freezing period |
Dec-Feb |
| Mixing type |
Dimictic |
Annual fish catch [t yr-1] |
- |
| Total N loading [t yr-1] |
- |
Total P loading [t yr-1] |
- |
| Population |
9,000 |
Population density of catchment area [person km-2] |
75.5 |
WATER USAGE
| Domestic water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
Irigation water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
| Industrial water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
Power generation usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
LAND USE
| Natural landscape [%] |
- |
Agricultural land [%] |
- |
Others [%] |
- |
| Siltation |
Not serious |
Toxic Contamination |
- |
| Eutrophication |
Serious |
Acidification |
None |
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