Candia lake

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Candia lake
Riflesso montagne sul Lago di Candia.jpg
Geographical location Metropolitan city of Turin , Northern Italy
Drain → Roggia del Bosco → Dora Baltea
Data
Coordinates 45 ° 19 '29 "  N , 7 ° 54' 42"  E Coordinates: 45 ° 19 '29 "  N , 7 ° 54' 42"  E
Candia lake (Piedmont)
Candia lake
Altitude above sea level 226  m above sea level M.
surface 1.5 km²
Maximum depth 7.7 m
Middle deep 4.7 m
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Lake Candia is a 1.5 km² lake , located in the Piedmontese municipality of Candia Canavese in the Canavese region of the metropolitan city of Turin , Italy . It is the last largely natural lake before the Po Valley or the mountains of the Western Alps .

Natural Park of Provincial Interest Lago di Candia

The lake and its surroundings have been protected as a nature park since 1995 . Hunting is prohibited. Angling and fishing is only permitted in a few ways and requires a permit. The Parco naturale di interesst provinciale Lago di Candia was the first such park to be established in a province of Italy; it covers an area of ​​336.17 hectares.

climate

In the Candia area, the average annual temperature is around 12 ° C, with temperatures being lowest in January and highest in July. Average annual rainfall is around 815 mm, with the minimum in January and the maximum in May. The average number of frost days during the year is 55 and the area is more likely to be humid year-round. The climate is temperate and without a real dry season. In winter there is little snow, low temperatures and many days of fog alternating with warm, dry summers with sudden showers. The weather conditions in spring, on the other hand, are very different, with alternations of rain and sunshine, similar to autumn, with a mild climate and many sunny days.

  • Bank view

  • Water lilies

  • Coots, mallards

  • Reeds on the bank

Web links

Commons : Candiasee  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source: Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare, Elenco ufficiale delle aree protette (EUAP), 5º Aggiornamento approvato con Delibera della Conferenza Stato Regioni, July 24, 2003, published in Supplemento ordinario No. 144 of the Gazzetta Ufficiale No. 205 of September 4, 2003.