Avrig Lake

Avrig Lake is a glacial lake in the Făgăraș Mountains, at an altitude of 2,011 m, within the territory of the town of Avrig, Sibiu County. It is roughly trapezoidal, with a maximum length of 180 m east-west and a width of about 100 m north-south. It covers 1.47 ha and has a maximum depth of 4.5 m. The Avrig river rises from the lake. The lake is reached on mountain trails. For hikers it lies halfway between the Suru hut and the Negoiu hut. Avrig Lake lies within the „Golul Alpin al Munților Făgăraș între Podragu-Suru” nature reserve (alpine zone of the Făgăraș Mountains between Podragu and Suru), a protected area of national interest (IUCN category IV, mixed reserve) designated by Law no. 5 of 6 March 2000. The reserve covers 6,989.20 ha in the territory of the town of Avrig and Arpașu de Jos commune and includes rock faces, hanging cirques, glacial lakes, moraines, alpine pastures and forested areas.