Lake Sirio

Lake Sirio
Lake Sirio
	Lake Sirio
Location	Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont
Coordinates	45°29′13″N 7°53′02″E / 45.48694°N 7.88389°E
Primary inflows	underwater springs
Catchment area	1.4 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Basin countries	Italy
Max. length	0.9 km (0.56 mi)
Max. width	0.45 km (0.28 mi)
Surface area	0.29 km2 (0.11 sq mi)
Max. depth	43.5 m (143 ft)
Shore length1	3.33 km (2.07 mi)
Surface elevation	266 m (873 ft)
	1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Sirio (Italian: Lago Sirio) is a lake in northern Italy.

Description

Located between the comunes of Ivrea and Chiaverano, it is the largest of a group of five lakes of glacial origin known as Laghi di Ivrea which also includes Lake Pistono, Lake Nero, Lake Campagna, and Lake San Michele. The lake, which was formerly known as Lake San Giuseppe due to the presence of the nearby convent of the same name, is the only one that is fed by a spring.

The historic Società Canottieri Sirio, founded in 1887, is located on the lake's southern shore.

Nature protection

The lake is part of the Site of Community Importance known as Laghi di Ivrea (code IT1110021),^[1] established under Directive 92/43/EEC (Habitats Directive) and designated as a Special Area of Conservation.

Gallery

References

^ "Piano territoriale di coordinamento provinciale - Schede rete Natura 2000" (PDF) (in Italian). Provincia di Torino. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-28. Retrieved 2021-03-18.

External links

Lake Sirio on Visit Canavese on Turismo Torino e Provincia—(in Italian)

[Natura2000-1] "Piano territoriale di coordinamento provinciale - Schede rete Natura 2000" (PDF) (in Italian). Provincia di Torino. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-28. Retrieved 2021-03-18.

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