Lake Piana degli Albanesi
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| Geographical location | Metropolitan city of Palermo , Sicily | |
| Tributaries | Belice | |
| Drain | Belice | |
| Location close to the shore | Piana degli Albanesi | |
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| Coordinates | 37 ° 58 '23 " N , 13 ° 18' 0" E | |
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| length | 2.8 km | |
| width | 3 km | |
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particularities |
Artificial lake |
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The Lago di Piana degli Albanesi is an artificial lake in the metropolitan city of Palermo , Sicily , Italy . It was created to generate electricity. Construction began in 1920 and ended in 1923. The reservoir is fed by the Belice . Its surface is 40 km².
location
The Lago di Piana degli Albanesi lies between the mountains Monte Ginestra (1099 m) and Monte Leardo (1016 m). The town of Piana degli Albanesi , after which the lake was named, is two kilometers away. Another place near the lake is Santa Cristina Gela .
Web links
- Entry in the LIMNO database of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche