Lago di Guardialfiera is a

lake A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...

in the

Province of Campobasso The province of Campobasso (; ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Molise region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Campobasso. It covers an area of and has a total population of 223,871 (2017). There are 84 ''comuni'' (: ''comune'') in ...

Molise Molise ( , ; ; , ) is a Regions of Italy, region in Southern Italy. Until 1963, it formed part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise together with Abruzzo. The split, which did not become effective until 1970, makes Molise the newest region in Ital ...

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. The lake is a reservoir that was initially built by damming the

Biferno The Biferno is a river of Molise, in southern Italy. Its source is in the ''comune'' of Bojano and during the first few kilometres of its course, it receives the waters of numerous streams which flow from the Matese mountains. It runs through sev ...

river in the 1970s for agricultural and industrial purposes. The area around the lake is surrounded by hills and villages. Neighbouring communes are

Guardialfiera Guardialfiera is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about northeast of Campobasso. It sits on a hilltop overlooking Lake Guardialfiera, which was created as a result of the damming of t ...

Larino Larino (; ) is a town and ''comune'' of approximately 8,100 inhabitants in Molise, province of Campobasso, southern Italy. It is located in the fertile valley of the Biferno River. The old town, seen from the mountains, is shaped like a bird' ...

Lupara () is an Italian word used to refer to a sawed-off shotgun of the break-action type. It is traditionally associated with the Sicilian Mafia for their use of it in vendettas, defense—such as its use against Benito Mussolini's army when he de ...

Acquaviva Collecroce Acquaviva Collecroce (also called ''Živavoda Kruč'' or, usually, just ''Kruč'') is a small town and ''comune'' in the province of Campobasso, in the Molise region of southern Italy, between the Biferno and Trigno rivers. Like the smaller ...

, Palata,

Montecilfone Montecilfone ( Arbërisht: ''Munxhufuni'') is an Arbëreshë ''comune'' of the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region of Molise, about northeast of Campobasso. It borders Guglionesi Guglionesi (; local dialect: or ) is a town and ''com ...

Montorio nei Frentani Montorio nei Frentani (Campobassan dialect: Mundòrj) is a small town and ''comune'' in the province of Campobasso (Molise), in Southern Italy Southern Italy (, , or , ; ; ), also known as () or (; ; ; ), is a macroregion of Italy consistin ...

, and

Casacalenda Casacalenda (Molisan dialect Casechelenne; Kalena) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about northeast of Campobasso. History The Greek historian Polybius mentions a battle in 217 BC ...

Wildlife

The wildlife inside of the lake includes: * Carp * Chub * Northern Pike * Largemouth bass * Eels * Catfish * Trout

References

Lakes of Molise {{Molise-geo-stub