Lacul cu Nămol, also called (Lacul) Balta cu Nămol, is a natural salt lake in the town of Ocna Sibiului, Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania.[1] It is one of the many lakes of the Ocna Sibiului mine, a large salt mine which has one of the largest salt reserves in Romania.
| Lacul cu Nămol | |
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| Balta cu Nămol | |
  Lacul cu Nămol | |
| Location | Ocna Sibiului, Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania |
| Coordinates | 45°52′27″N 24°03′53″E / 45.87410°N 24.06473°E |
| Type | Salt lake |
Name
editIn Romanian, Lacul cu Nămol means the Lake with Mud . The other name of the lake, Balta cu Nămol, means the Pond with Mud.
History
editThe lake formed in a depression created by salt excavation.
Information
editLacul cu Nămol and Lacul Negru are the only lakes of the mine to have mud. Something else they have in common is that their depth is very small, probably reaching 1–2 m.
Lakes of the salt mine
edit- Auster
- Lake Avram Iancu-Ocniţa
- Balta cu Nămol
- Brâncoveanu
- Cloşca
- Crişan
- Lacul Fără Fund
- Gura Minei
- Horea
- Mâţelor
- Negru
- Pânzelor
- Rândunica
- Verde (Freshwater lake)
- Vrăjitoarelor (Freshwater lake)
References
edit- ^ "Lacuri Naturale - Ocna Sibiului". www.ocna-sibiu.ro. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.