The Lago di Santa Croce is a semi-natural
lake
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in the
province of Belluno
The province of Belluno (; ; ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Belluno.
It has an area of and a population of about 198,000 people.
Geography
Situated in the Alps, the province of ...
,
Veneto
Veneto, officially the Region of Veneto, is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the Northeast Italy, north-east of the country. It is the fourth most populous region in Italy, with a population of 4,851,851 as of 2025. Venice is t ...
, northern
Italy
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. It is part of the communes of
Alpago
Alpago is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region of Veneto. It is located about north of Venice and about east of Belluno. Lago di Santa Croce is located near Alpago.
It was established on 23 February 2016 ...
and
Ponte nelle Alpi
Ponte nelle Alpi (English: ''Bridge into the Alps'', Venetian: ''Pont'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about north of Venice and about northeast of Belluno.
Ponte nelle Alpi bor ...
.
The lake is located at
ASL
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and currently has an area of , with an average depth of .
It was originally naturally a smaller lake, but was expanded with a
dam
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during the 1930s.
Outlets of the lake include the
Piave.
The area is quite a windy location and as such is a popular
sailing
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,
watersports
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On the water
* Boat racing, the use of powerboats to participate in races
* Boatin ...
and
kitesurfing
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location.
Lakes of Veneto
Piave (river)
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