Lacul cu Nămol, also called (Lacul) Balta cu Nămol, is a natural

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in the town of

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. 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.

Name

In Romanian, ''Lacul cu Nămol'' means ''the Lake with Mud'' . The other name of the lake, Balta cu Nămol, means the Pond with Mud.

History

The lake formed in a depression created by salt excavation.

Information

Lacul 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

* Auster * Lake Avram Iancu-Ocniţa * Balta cu Nămol * Brâncoveanu * Cloşca * Crişan * Lacul Fără Fund * Gura Minei * Horea * Mâţelor *

Negru The Romanian-language surname Negru literally means "black" and may refer to: *Dan Negru, Romanian TV presenter and host *Natalia Negru, Romanian poet and writer *Nicolae Negru, Moldovan writer and journalist *Stephan Negru, Irish football player o ...

* Pânzelor * Rândunica * Verde (Freshwater lake) * Vrăjitoarelor (Freshwater lake)

References

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