Balta Albă, Nature reserve in Buzău County, Romania.
Balta Albă is a 1,167-hectare IUCN category IV nature reserve of geological and zoological type, declared by Law No. 5 of 6 March 2000. It covers a natural lake with its surrounding peat bogs and meadows in the Râmnic Plain, on the eastern edge of Buzău county and the north-western edge of Brăila county, beside DN22.
Balta Albă was declared a protected area by Law No. 5 of 6 March 2000, which approved the national spatial planning plan, Section III, on protected zones. The designation covers a natural lake and its surrounding peat bogs and meadows, recognised as an IUCN category IV geological and zoological reserve.
The reserve's name, Balta Albă, means "White Pond" in Romanian, referring to the lake at its centre. The protected area covers 1,167 hectares of water, peat bogs and meadows in the Râmnic Plain, where migratory, passage and sedentary birds find food and nesting sites.
The reserve is accessible via National Road DN22 connecting Buzău and Brăila, with observation points situated around the lake. Visit during migration seasons to see the greatest variety of bird species in the area.
The reserve covers 1,167 hectares of a natural lake with its surrounding peat bogs and meadows, in the Râmnic Plain near the DN22 road between Buzău and Brăila. It was declared a protected area by Law No. 5 of 6 March 2000, as a geological and zoological reserve in IUCN category IV.
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