| Cehei Pond | |
| Alt Name: | Balta Cehei |
| Iucn Category: | IV |
| Map: | Romania |
| Location: | Sălaj County |
| Nearest City: | Șimleu Silvaniei |
| Coordinates: | 47.267°N 22.755°W |
| Area: | 18.2ha |
| Established: | 2000[1] |
Cehei Pond Nature Reserve (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Balta Cehei) is situated in north-western Romania, in Crasna river floodplain, in Sălaj County[2] and is a protected area with aquatic vegetation and fauna specific to such area.
Birds: little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus), mallard (Anas platyrhinchos), great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus), white stork (Ciconia ciconia), common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus);
Frogs: yellow-bellied toad (Bombina veriegata), European fire-bellied toad (Bombina bomina);
Reptiles: European green lizard (Lacerta viridis)[3]
The Cehei Pond represents a very favorable place for the development of highly diverse flora, with numerous rare species.
Tree species: grey willow (Salix cinerea), black alder (Alnus glutinosa), goat willow (Salix caprea);
Species of grass: Hydrocharis (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae), Scutellaria galericulata (Scutellaria galericulata var. epilobiifolia), Ranunculus sceleratus (Ranunculus sceleratus L.), Utricularia vulgaris (Utricularia vulgaris L.), Phragmites (Phragmites australis), Typha (Typha latifolia), Utricularia vulgaris (Utricularia vulgaris L.).[4]