Lake Siriu

Lake Siriu
Lake Siriu
Lake Siriu
Location	Romania
Coordinates	45°30′N 26°15′E
Type	artificial lake
Primary inflows	Buzău River
Primary outflows	Buzău River
Basin countries	Romania
Max. length	11.5 km (7.1 mi)
Surface area	420 ha (1,000 acres)
Max. depth	120 m (390 ft) (dam height)
Water volume	155 hm^3 (126,000 acre⋅ft) (max)
Settlements	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 122 metres (400 ft) high embankment dam with a clay core, the second largest embankment dam in Romania.

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