Lago di Ledro
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| name = Lago di Ledro
| image = Lago_di_Ledro.jpg
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| location = Trentino
| coords = {{coord|45|52|36|N|10|45|2|E|region:IT_source:itwiki_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}}
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| inflow = Massangla, Assat di Pieve, Assat di Pur
| outflow = Ponale
|pushpin_map=Italy Trentino-South Tyrol
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| basin_countries = Italy
| length = {{convert|2.7|km|abbr=on}}
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| area = {{convert|2.187|km2|abbr=on}}
| depth ={{convert|35|m|abbr=on}}
| max-depth ={{convert|48|m|abbr=on}}
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| shore ={{convert|8.9|km|abbr=on}}
| elevation = {{convert|655|m|abbr=on}}
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Lago di Ledro is a lake in Trentino, northern Italy. The lake is at an elevation of {{convert|655|m|ft}}, and its surface area is {{convert|2.187|km2|abbr=on}}.
Lake Ledro is reputed to be one of the cleanest lakes in Trentino, and during the summer it reaches a temperature of {{convert|24|C|abbr=on}}, attracting tourists with its four bathing banks.
In 2009[http://www.giornaletrentino.it/foto/il-lago-di-ledro-si-tinge-di-rosso-7.4246#1 Il lago di Ledro si tinge di rosso] giornaletrentino.it, accessed 1 May 2019 and 2011, the lake suffered from algal blooms, caused by Planktothrix.
History
File:Ledrosee-Pfahlbauten-CTH.JPG
Lake Ledro originates from the deposition of a morainal bank during the fourth glacial era. Since 1929, the lake level has been regulated to suit the energy requirements of the hydroelectric power station of Riva del Garda, which uses the water of the lake to produce electricity on a pumped-storage basis.
The Lake's water sources are mainly underneath the lake.{{citation needed |date=May 2019}} There are also tributaries (Massangla[https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=torrente%20massanglo#map=15/45.8779/10.7507 Torrente Massangla], openstreetmap.org, accessed 4 May 2019 (at the West end of the lake, joined by the Torrente Assat of Pieve), Assat of Pur (from the South, at the East end of the lake), and Rio di Val Molini (at the Northern corner at the West end of the lake)), although these are dry for most of the year.{{citation needed |date=May 2019}}
At Lake Ledro is the site of an archaeological area with an associated museum and botanical garden situated on the River Ponale flowing out of the lake to the east. The area was discovered in 1929 when the level of the lake was lowered to supply the hydroelectric plant being built at Riva del Garda.{{sfn|Rageth|1974|p=79}} The archaeological site still shows many features and traditions of the Neolithic period, but also impulses of the Early Bronze Age.{{sfn|Rageth|1974|p=206}} It is one of the most important in Europe for evidencing the extent and wealth of the manufactures of its time.
{{Panorama |image=File:Panorama Lago di Ledro.jpg|fullwidth=7577 |fullheight=2094 |caption=Panorama of the lake.|height=250}}
References
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Bibliography
- {{Cite journal|last=Rageth|first=Jürg|title=Der Lago di Ledro im Trentino und seine Beziehungen zu den alpinen und mitteleuropäischen Kulturen|trans-title=The Lago di Ledro in Trentino and its relationship with Alpine and Central European cultures|journal=Bericht der Römisch-Germanischen Kommission|volume=55|number=1|year=1974|pages=73-259}}
External links
- {{commons category-inline|Lake Ledro|Lago di Ledro}}
- [http://www.vallediledro.com/lang/EN/pagine/dettaglio/ambiente,2/lago_di_ledro,7.html Lago di Ledro Environment]
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