Lake Mandrensko
Lake Mandrensko or Lake Mandra (Bulgarian: Мандренско езеро, Mandrensko ezero) is the southernmost of the Burgas Lakes, located in the immediate proximity of the Black Sea and close to Burgas. Being 8 km long and 1.3 km wide at maximum, as well as having an area of 38.84 km², it was a brackish natural lake until 1963, when it was turned into a reservoir with the construction of a dam to secure fresh water for the large Neftochim Burgas oil refinery. The rivers Izvorska, Fakiyska, Sredetska and Rusokastrenska flow into the lake.
| Lake Mandrensko | |
|---|---|
| Мандренско езеро (Bulgarian) | |
The water surface and an island | |
Lake Mandrensko | |
The lake at dawn | |
| Location | Burgas Province, Bulgaria |
| Group | Burgas Lakes |
| Coordinates | 42°25′24″N 27°23′29″E |
| Type | natural lake, reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Izvorska Fakiyska Sredetska Rusokastrenska |
| Primary outflows | Black Sea |
| Basin countries | Bulgaria |
| Built | 1963 |
| Max. length | 8 km (5.0 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.3 km (0.81 mi) |
| Surface area | 38.84 km2 (15.00 sq mi) |
Parts of Lake Mandrensko are designated protected areas, Poda and Uzungeren, inhabited by a number of locally and globally endangered species of fish and birds.
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