Lake Vidraru

Lake Vidraru is an artificial lake in Romania. It was created in 1965 by the construction of the Vidraru Dam on the Argeș River. It lies in the shadow of the Făgăraș Mountains. A village lies submerged at the bottom of this lake. Vidraru Lake is a reservoir lake created in 1965 on the Arges River for Hydroelectricity production. It has 465 million cubic metres of water, with a length of 10.3 kilometres (6.4 mi) and a width of 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi), accumulating a total area of 870 hectares (8.7 km2; 3.4 sq mi) and maximum depth of 155 metres (509 ft). Its circumferences is about 28 kilometres (17 mi). An underground power station is situated in proximity of the lake, 104 metres (341 ft) deep under the Cetatuia massif.