Lake Surduc is a dammed reservoir in the north-western part of the Poiana Ruscă Mountains, in Timiș County, named after the nearby village of Surducu Mic. It covers about 3.4 km² at an elevation of 195 m. Work on the dam, on the Gladna river, a left tributary of the upper Bega, began in 1972 and the lake started to fill in 1976. It largely ensures the drinking water supply of Timișoara and the surrounding area and protects it from flooding. Because the water does not freeze, thousands of waterfowl shelter here in winter, and the lake is a recreation area for fishermen, hunters and tourists. It has been an IUCN Category IV protected area since 2000.
Nature
Birds such as the red-throated diver and great egret winter here, and the lake is protected partly for its fish, among them carp, bream, pike-perch, catfish, pike, chub, perch and rudd.
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Getting there
Nearest settlement: Fârdea
Swimming
No reliable information
Tips
From Timișoara, take the road towards Deva and turn right after Traian Vuia towards Fârdea; the lake is about 100 km from Timișoara and 30 km from Lugoj. Hundreds of cabins stand around the shore, developed since the 1970s, with a beach area and camping.
Boats and pedal boats can be hired in season, and the lake is used for swimming, diving, kiteboarding and water-skiing. Recreational fishing is allowed outside the closed period. As this is Timișoara’s drinking-water source and a protected area, check local rules.
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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 Surduc (way 20652750), OpenStreetMap contributors
- Wikidata: Surduc Lake (Q12731887), Wikimedia Foundation
- English Wikipedia: Lake Surduc, Wikimedia Foundation
- Pont pentru evadarea de caniculă din Timișoara (2016), Adevărul
- Timiș County tourism brochure, Timiș County Council