Lake Merhei lies in the north of the Danube Delta, in the Matița–Merhei group of large shallow lakes that formed behind the Letea–Caraorman sand ridge.
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Swimming
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Tips
This is remote water, reached only by boat through the delta’s channels. Take a local guide. A reserve entry permit is required, sold by the reserve administration, travel agencies and hotels in Tulcea, and fishing needs a separate permit.
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Sources & data
- Romania's 2022 Water Framework Directive reporting to the EEA: lake (LW) and transitional (TW) water bodies, field cArea, European Environment Agency (WISE WFD), reported by Romania, 2022
- OpenStreetMap: Lacul Merhei (way 26790200), OpenStreetMap contributors
- Surface water of shallow lakes of the Matița-Merhei Unit (2021), Romanian Journal of Ecology & Environmental Chemistry
- Quaternaire: the Danube Delta, Quaternaire
- Danube Delta, Romanian National Tourist Office