Lake Idro ( it, Lago d'Idro, also ''Eridio'' from la, Eridius lacus, lmo, Lac d'Ider, german: Idrosee) is an Italian
prealpine lake of
glacial origin situated largely within the
Province of Brescia (
Lombardy
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) and in part in
Trentino
Trentino ( lld, Trentin), officially the Autonomous Province of Trento, is an autonomous province of Italy, in the country's far north. The Trentino and South Tyrol constitute the region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, an autonomous region ...
.
At 368 m above sea level it is the highest of the Lombard prealpine lakes. The lake is fed principally by the waters of the river
Chiese
The Chiese, also known in the Province of Brescia as the Clisi, is a Italian river that is the principal immisary and sole emissary of the sub-alpine lake Lago d’Idro, and is a left tributary of the Oglio.
The river rises from the Adamello in ...
; that river is also its only emissary. It has a surface area of 11.4 km² and a maximum depth of 122 m.
The lake is surrounded by wooded mountains. The shoreline of some 24 km is shared between four
communes:
Idro Idro may refer to:
;Places, Italy
* Idro, Lombardy, a ''comune'' in the Province of Brescia
* Lake Idro (or ''Lago d’Idro''), a subalpine lake in the Provinces of Brescia and Trento
;Organisations
* IDRO, Industrial Development and Renovation O ...
(the ''
frazioni
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
'' Crone and Lemprato), from which the lake takes its name,
Anfo,
Bagolino
Bagolino (Brescian: ) is a '' comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy, in the valley of the river Caffaro, on the right side of Valle Sabbia. Bagolino is known for the cheese named Bagòss and the carnival. Similar to grana pad ...
(''fraz.'' Ponte Caffaro) and
Bondone (''fraz.'' Baitoni).
Lake Idro currently faces severe problems of
eutrophication
Eutrophication is the process by which an entire body of water, or parts of it, becomes progressively enriched with minerals and nutrients, particularly nitrogen and phosphorus. It has also been defined as "nutrient-induced increase in phyt ...
resulting from the absence of adequate sewerage systems and the use of its feed-waters for irrigation and the generation of
hydropower
Hydropower (from el, ὕδωρ, "water"), also known as water power, is the use of falling or fast-running water to produce electricity or to power machines. This is achieved by converting the gravitational potential or kinetic energy of ...
: it has become a site of conflict between environmental, agricultural and electricity industry interests.
The name derives from a legendary monster ( Idra ) who supposedly lived there
See also
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Italian Lakes
The Italian Lakes ( it, Grandi laghi prealpini, lit. "great prealpine lakes") are a group of large lakes lying on the south side of the Alps, in the basin of the river Po and the Mediterranean Sea. As their name suggests, they are essentially lo ...
*
List of lakes of Italy
The following is a list of lakes of Italy. The lakes of Italy can be distinguished, depending on their location within the national territory, between pre-alpine, north-western, Apennine, Sicilian and Sardinian, in addition to lagoons and co ...
References
* http://www.ise.cnr.it/limno/schede/idro.htm
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Lakes of Lombardy
Lakes of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Subalpine lakes of Italy
Waterways of Italy
Lakes of Trentino
Province of Brescia