Lake Izvorul Muntelui

The Lake Izvorul Muntelui, also known as Lake Bicaz, is the largest artificial lake on the interior waters of Romania; it was created after the completion of a dam built on the river Bistrița. The dam is located a few kilometers north of the town of Bicaz.

The dam was built between 1950 and 1960 and is used to generate hydroelectricity at the Bicaz-Stejaru Hydroelectric Power Station. It has a height of 127 m, a length of 435 m, and a maximum width of 119 m. The lake has a length of 40 km, an area of 31 km2 and a maximum volume of 1,250 billion m³.