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| Lake Lugano Lago di Lugano |
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| Location | Ticino, Lombardy |
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| Primary inflows | Vedeggio, Cassarate, Cuccio, Laveggio, Magliasina, Bolletta, Scairolo |
| Primary outflows | Tresa |
| Catchment area | 565.6 km² |
| Basin countries | Switzerland, Italy |
| Surface area | 48.7 km² |
| Average depth | 134 m |
| Max. depth | 288 m |
| Water volume | 6.5 km³ |
| Residence time (of lake water) | 8.2 years |
| Surface elevation | 271 m |
| Settlements | Lugano, Melide, Campione d'Italia, Ponte Tresa |
Lake Lugano (Italian: Lago di Lugano or Ceresio) is a lake in the south-east of Switzerland, at the border between Switzerland and Italy. The lake, named after the city of Lugano, is situated between Lago Maggiore and Lago di Como.
In 1848, the dam of Melide was built on a moraine between Melide and Bissone. The A2 motorway and the Gotthard railways cross the lake there, linking Lugano to Chiasso. The dam separates the northern (27.5 km²) and southern (21.4 km²) basins. The lake retention time of the northern (11.9 years) is considerably higher than the one of the southern (2.3 years) (8.2 years on average).
Well known mountains and tourist destinations on the shores of the lake are Monte Brè (925 m) east, Monte San Salvatore (912 m) west of Lugano and Monte Generoso (1,701 m) on the south-east shore. The World Heritage Site Monte San Giorgio (1,097 m) is situated south of the lake.
Campione d'Italia is an enclave within Ticino, separated through mountains and the lake from Italy.
Fishery in the lake (and Lake Maggiore) is regulated by an agreement between Switzerland and Italy of 1986. The current agreement on navigation dates from 1992.
Places at the lake in Switzerland (CH) and in Italy (I) include (from Lugano, clockwise):
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External links
- Lake Lugano Navigation Company (Italian) -- Includes timetables
- CIPAIS Commissione Internazionale per la Protezione delle Acque Italo-Svizzere (Italian) limnologic reports
- Lake Lugano in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Convenzione del 2 dicembre 1992 fra la Svizzera e l’Italia per la disciplina della navigazione sul lago Maggiore e sul lago di Lugano (con R e all.) (Italian) (German) (French) agreement on navigation
- Convenzione del 19 marzo 1986 tra la Confederazione Svizzera e la Repubblica Italiana per la pesca nelle acque italo-svizzere (Italian) (German) (French) agreement on shipping
- Waterlevels at Ponte Tresa from the Federal Office for the Environment
- Waterlevels at Melide, Ferrera from the Federal Office for the Environment
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