Mandra-Poda complex map (BG000271)

The close location of the site complex Mandra_Poda to the industrial zone of Burgas is the main influencing factor. The former Mandernsko lake is turned into a dam lake with a registered flow. The MandraPoda Complex includes Mandra Lake with its adjacent wetlands.Mandra Lake is located at the Black Sea coast and is the southernmost of the Burgas lakes. Its north-eastern part touches on the town of Burgas. This former semi-saline lake has been turned into a freshwater reservoir. A lagoon, covering the areas of Poda and Uzungeren, has been preserved between the reservoir wall and the Black Sea.The following natural coastal and marine habitat types of significance for conservation, according to the Biodiversity Act and to the Habitats Directive have been established: 1140 Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide ;1150 Coastal lagoons; 1160 Large shallow inlets and bays; 1310 Salicornia and other annuals colonizing mud and sand; 1410 Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi)