Lake Poschiavo

Lake Poschiavo
Geographical location	Poschiavo , Switzerland
Tributaries	Poschiavino
Drain	Poschiavino
Places on the shore	Le Prese , Miralago
Data
Coordinates	804 334  /  129098 coordinates: 46 ° 16 '56 "  N , 10 ° 5' 25"  O ; CH1903:  804334  /  129098
Altitude above sea level	962  m above sea level M.
surface	1.98 km²
scope	7.226 km
Maximum depth	84 m
particularities	Natural reservoir

The Lago di Poschiavo ( Eng . Puschlaversee ) is a lake in the southern Grisons valley of Puschlav . The small towns of Le Prese and Miralago are located directly on the lake ; the centers of the municipalities of Poschiavo and Brusio are 5 and 3 km away respectively.

You can reach the lake from the north via the Bernina Pass or the Forcola di Livigno , from the south via Tirano (Italy). The Bernina Railway runs for 2 km along the western bank. You can walk around the lake in two hours on a level hiking trail.

The lake was dammed by a prehistoric landslide . There is no artificial dam, only a water intake at the southern end to regulate the flow. Most of the water flows in the tunnel to Monte Scala ( 937  m above sea level ) and from there to the Campocologno power station , the remaining water takes the natural route through the Poschiavino river . The total water content is around 120 million m³ , of which 15 million m³ are used to generate electricity.

See also

List of lakes in the canton of Graubünden

literature

• Adolf Collenberg: Poschiavo, Lago di. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2010 .

Web links

Commons : Lago di Poschiavo  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Lago di Poschiavo on the ETHorama platform
• Lago di Poschiavo on schweizersee.ch

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Seen (Federal Office for the Environment FOEN). Retrieved January 18, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Bad Le Prese on ethorama.library.ethz.ch/de/node