Lake Devero
| Lake Dévero | |
|---|---|
| Lago di Dévero | |
 | |
| Location | Baceno, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, Italy |
| Coordinates | 46°18′36″N 8°15′36″E / 46.31000°N 8.26000°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Type | Artificial |
| Primary inflows | Rio d'Arbola |
| Primary outflows | Rio d'Arbola |
| Catchment area | 25.73 km2 (9.93 sq mi)[1] |
| Surface area | 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi)[1] |
| Average depth | 20 m (66 ft)[1] |
| Max. depth | 40 m (130 ft)[1] |
| Water volume | 0.016 km3 (0.0038 cu mi)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 1,856 m (6,089 ft) |
| Frozen | In winter |
| Islands | Yes |
The Lake Dévero or Codelago[2] (from the Ossolano dialect lac d'co d'lag, meaning lake at the head of the lake) is an artificial lake in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, located at 1856 m above sea level within the Alpe Veglia and Alpe Devero Natural Park.
Characteristics
It appears today as a large lake basin surrounded by vast forests of larches and is a destination for numerous tourists both during the summer and in the winter period, when it is possible to cross the frozen lake equipped with snowshoes or skis. Several trekking routes are available, starting from Alpe Devero and Crampiolo, which skirt the lake along its entire perimeter.
The basin feeds the Devero hydroelectric plant.
History
The dam was constructed in two phases: between 1908 and 1912 and between 1921 and 1924[3]. On the left orographic side of the Montorfano, during the same years, the small Forcoletta dam was also built. There are thus two barriers (east dam and west dam) for a total reservoir of 16 million cubic meters of water.
Pianboglio
At Pianboglio (1980 m), upstream of the Lake Dévero, in 1917, a weir was built on the Rio d'Arbola. This was intended to support the downstream Codelago dam. It was constructed with earth, with internal cores of clay and dry stone walls for protection. The project, however, failed at the first attempt at impoundment, due to the formation of springs and subsidence downstream. For this reason, and considering the minor importance of the work, the weir was breached and abandoned[3]. Even today, along the dirt road leading to Alpe Forno, the remains of this barrier are visible.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Mosello, Rosario (1994). Ricerche idrochimiche sui laghi delle valli Ossola e Sesia [Hydrochemical Research on the Lakes of the Ossola and Sesia Valleys] (in italiano). Verbania: Istituto Italiano di Idrobiologia. p. 161. Search this book on
- ↑ Baroni, Pietro (2004). Montagna per tutti [Mountains for Everyone] (in italiano). Touring Editore. p. 92. ISBN 978-88-365-3057-1. Search this book on
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Barbero, Luigi (2006). Codelago, o lago del Devero [Codelago, or Lake Devero] (in italiano). suppl 62. pp. 62–63. Search this book on
Bibliography
- Mosello, Rosario (1994). Ricerche idrochimiche sui laghi delle valli Ossola e Sesia [Hydrochemical Research on the Lakes of the Ossola and Sesia Valleys] (in italiano). Verbania: Istituto Italiano di Idrobiologia. Search this book on
- Barbero, Luigi (2006). Codelago, o lago del Devero [Codelago, or Lake Devero] (in italiano). suppl 62. pp. 62–63. Search this book on
External links
- "Sito ufficiale Alpe Devero" [Official Alpe Devero Website] (in italiano).
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