Stock Photo - Channels during sunrise in the Danube Delta, romania Big willows, alder and ash trees from a riparian forest along the channels Only during September large parts of the Delta dry out, high water marks on the trees are still showing the water level during the spring folld, often 4-5 m higher than the water level in fall With more than 5000km2 the danube delta is the largest wetlands in europe most parts of the danube delta are part of the biosphere reserve, national park, ramsar site und unesco world heritage The danube Delta is an environment dominated by water, during the spring flood the delta is flooded and most of the parts are submerged Only in late autumn pastures and forests are drying out The people of the Delta make their living from fisheries, agriculture and more and more tourism Europe, Eastern Europe, Romania, Danube Delta , July 2006