Geographic Location and Boundaries

Abstract

The Red Lake is situated in the Central Group of the Eastern Carpathians, within the Hăghimaş Mountains (Hăşmaşu Mare). The Hăghimaş Mountains are part of the Moldavian-Transylvanian Carpathians group. They correspond to the southern sector of the External Marginal Syncline, with a median position between a volcanic chain in the west and a flysch chain in the east (Cristea in Munţii Hăşmaş şi Staţiunea Lacu Roşu. Sport-Turism Publishing House, Bucharest, 1978; Mihăilescu in Carpaţii Sud-estici. Scientific Publishing House, Bucharest, 1963; Niculescu and Oancea in Munţii Giurgeului şi Curmăturii. Geografia României, vol.III. Romanian Academy Publishing House, Bucharest, 1987). The name “red” comes from the fact that, at sunrise, the sun rays fall directly on the reddish clays of the western slope (Piciorul Licoş), which are reflected in its relatively clear waters. The most important tributaries are the Oaia brook (also known as Oii) and the Sec brook on the right side; on the left, there are the Vereşcheu, Licoş and Suhard brooks.