Lake Idro
Lake Idro, Lake Idro |
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View of the lake | ||
Geographical location | Brescia Province ( Lombardy ) | |
Tributaries | Chiese , Caffaro | |
Drain | Chiese → Oglio → Po | |
Islands | no | |
Places on the shore | Idro | |
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Coordinates | 45 ° 46 '26 " N , 10 ° 30' 32" E | |
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Altitude above sea level | 368 m slm | |
surface | 11 km² | |
length | 10 km | |
width | 1.9 km | |
volume | 0.6 km³ | |
Maximum depth | 122 m |
The Idrosee ( Italian Lake Idro or Erídio ; latin lacus eridus ) is a northern Italy Alpine. The valley belongs to the valleys of the Judicaria (ital. Valli Giudicarie ). Lake Idro is located in the northern Italian province of Brescia between Lake Garda , Lake Ledro and Lake Iseo .
The 11 km² large, 10 km long and (in front of the Rocca d'Anfo ) 122 m deep lake is 368 m slm. The natural reservoir, a product of the Ice Age, is fed by the rivers Chiese and Caffaro . The Chiese leaves the lake at Pieve Vecchia . At the highest water level, the amount of water in the lake is almost 600 million m³.
The lake is u. a. used for fishing, which has been practiced here since prehistoric times, and as an irrigation reserve for the Brescia and Mantua areas. The mountain lake is almost as warm as Lake Garda , and Lake Garda has at least 20 ° C in summer. The large municipality of Idro lies on its banks .
In 1961 the first campsite was opened on Lake Idro . Today it is under the administration of the German company AZUR Freizeit GmbH.
View from Ponte Caffaro (northern tip) in south-west direction