Lake Idro

Infobox lake
lake_name = Lake Idro
Lago d'Idro
image_lake = Lake_Idro_Italy_2005-08-16.jpg
caption_lake =
image_bathymetry =
caption_bathymetry =
location = Province of Brescia and Province of Trento, Northern Italy
coords = coord|45|46|48|N|10|30|36|E|type:waterbody_region:IT|display=inline,title
type =
inflow = Chiese, Caffaro, Re di Anfo
outflow = Chiese
catchment = 617 km²
basin_countries = Italy
length = 11 km
width = 1.9 km
area = 11.4 km²
depth =
max-depth = 122
volume =
residence_time =
shore = 24 km
elevation = 368 m
islands =
cities = Bondone, Idro, Anfo, Bagolino

Lake Idro (Italian:Lago d'Idro, also Eridio from the Latin Eridius lacus) is an Italian prealpine lake of glacial origin situated largely within the Province of Brescia (Lombardy) and in part in the Province of Trento (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol).

At 368 meters 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 has a surface area of 11.4 km² and a maximum depth of 122 meters.

The lake is surrounded by wooded mountains. The shoreline of some 24 km is shared between four communes: Idro (the "frazioni" Crone and Belprato), 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 evironmental, agricultural and electricity industry interests.

References

* http://www.ise.cnr.it/limno/schede/idro.htm
* [http://www.salviamoillagodidro.it/lago.html Salviamo il lago d’idro] it