Lake Siriu Explained

Lake Siriu
Location:Romania
Coords:45.5°N 41°W
Type:artificial lake
Inflow:Buzău River
Pushpin Map:Romania
Outflow:Buzău River
Basin Countries:Romania
Length:11.5km (07.1miles)
Area:420ha
Max-Depth:120m (390feet) (dam height)
Volume:155hm3 (max)
Cities:Siriu

Lake Siriu is an artificial dam lake in Romania, on the Buzău River valley. Construction of the dam started in 1982, and the 42 MW Nehoiașu hydroelectric plant was opened in 1994.

The dam is a high embankment dam with a clay core, the second largest embankment dam in Romania.