Lake Idro
| Lake Idro Lago d'Idro | |
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| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Lake Idro (
.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
; 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 across four
frazioni Crone and Lemprato), from which the lake takes its name, Anfo, Bagolino (fraz. Ponte Caffaro) and Bondone
(fraz. Baitoni).
Lake Idro currently faces severe problems of eutrophication resulting from the absence of adequate sewerage systems and the use of its feed-waters for irrigation and the generation of hydropower: 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
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