Cingino dam
| Cingino Diga del Cingino |
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| Coordinates | 46 ° 1 '49 " N , 8 ° 2' 18" E | ||||
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| Lock type: | Gravity dam , quarry stone | ||||
| Construction time: | 1925-1930 | ||||
| Height of the barrier structure : | 49 m | ||||
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| Altitude (at congestion destination ) | 2262 m | ||||
| Water surface | 10 km² | ||||
The Cingino dam is a quarry stone dam that stands about seven kilometers southwest of Antrona Schieranco in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in Piedmont , Italy.
It dams the Lago [di] Cingino (Cingino reservoir), which is filled by the Antigine and Troncone rivers, next to the water of the Banella stream. The reservoir has a water surface of 0.14 km², which is 2262 m slm above sea level. It is one of five reservoirs that were built in the Antrona Valley for hydropower generation and contributes to supplying the Campliccioli power station with process water to generate electricity.
The dam is known for the ibex (Capra ibex) who climb around the steep wall to lick salt from the stones.
See also
- List of the largest dams on earth
- List of the largest reservoirs on earth
- List of the largest hydroelectric plants in the world
- List of dams in the world
Web links
Commons : Lago di Cingino - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : Cingino Dam - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Diga del Cingino.pps - tettenwang.info
- Diga del Cingino
- The mountain goats of Diga del Cingino
Individual evidence
- ↑ Reservoirs and hydropower plants in the Antronatal. Commune de Antrona Schieranco; Retrieved April 10, 2014
- ↑ You've got to be kidding! Herd of mountain goats casually climb near-vertical 160ft dam . , UK Daily Mail, London, October 15, 2010; Retrieved April 10, 2014