Colentina River

Colentina River
River
Countries	Romania
Counties	Dâmbovița, Bucharest, Ilfov
Tributaries
- left	Baranga, Crevedia, Valea Saulei
Source
- location	Near Cornățelu, Dâmbovița County
Mouth	Dâmbovița
- location	near Cernica
- coordinates	44°23′56″N 26°17′16″E / 44.39889°N 26.28778°ECoordinates: 44°23′56″N 26°17′16″E / 44.39889°N 26.28778°E
Length	101 km (63 mi)
Progression	Dâmbovița→ Argeș→ Danube→ Black Sea

Bathers in the Colentina river, 1869 watercolor by Amedeo Preziosi

Lakes built on the Colentina: Lake Plumbuita (left) and Lake Tei (right), aerial view

The Colentina River is a left tributary of the river Dâmbovița in Romania. It discharges into the Dâmbovița near Cernica. It passes through the city of Bucharest and the villages and towns Călugăreni, Bălănești, Ghimpați, Ciocănești, Crevedia, Buftea, Mogoșoaia, Pantelimon and Cernica.

The following lakes are built on the river:

• Lake Moarta
• Lake Ciocăneşti I
• Lake Ciocăneşti I
• Lake Crevedia VI
• Lake Buftea
• Lake Mogoşoaia
• Lake Chitila
• Lake Străuleşti - 39 ha.
• Lake Griviţa - 80 ha.
• Lake Băneasa - 40 ha.
• Lake Herăstrău - 77 ha.
• Lake Floreasca - 70 ha.
• Lake Tei - 80 ha.
• Lake Plumbuita - 55 ha.
• Lake Fundeni - 123 ha.
• Lake Pantelimon I - 120 ha.
• Lake Pantelimon II - 260 ha.
• Lake Cernica - 360 ha.

References

• Administrația Națională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - București
• Institutul de Meteorologie și Hidrologie - Rîurile României - București 1971
• "ICPA - Comune vulnerabile - Județul Dâmbovița" (PDF). Archived from the original on February 8, 2012.
• "ICPA - Comune vulnerabile - Județul Ilfov" (PDF). Archived from the original on February 8, 2012.
• Trasee turistice - județul Dâmbovița
• Trasee turistice - județul Ilfov