Lake Omodeo
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Lake Omodeo Lago Omodeo Lagu Omodeu | |
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Location | Sardinia |
Coordinates | 40°08′10″N 8°54′54″E / 40.136°N 8.915°E |
Type | artificial lake |
Primary inflows | Tirso River |
Primary outflows | Tirso River |
Basin countries | Italy |
Max. length | 20 km (12 mi) |
Surface area | 29 km2 (11 sq mi) |
Water volume | 748,000,000 m3 (2.64×1010 cu ft) |
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Lake Omodeo (Italian: Lago Omodeo, Sardinian: Lagu Omodeu) is an artificial lake in central west Sardinia, Italy.
The lake was constructed in the 1920s. The dam, designed by the engineer Angelo Omodeo, was inaugurated in 1924, at that time it was the largest reservoir in Europe. The lake length is 20 km. Today, Lake Omodeo is the largest artificial reservoir on Sardinia.[1]
A new dam was built in 1997, dedicated to the Sardinian medieval judge Eleonor of Arborea, it is 582 m long and 120 m wide.
Ecology
A population of twait shad, relatively common in Italy but locally extinct elsewhere, has been established in the lake.[2]
References
- ^ Bresciani, Mariano; Vascellari, Micol; Giardino, Claudia; Matta, Erica (2012-01-01). "Remote sensing supports the definition of the water quality status of Lake Omodeo (Italy)". European Journal of Remote Sensing. 45 (1): 349–360. doi:10.5721/EuJRS20124530. S2CID 122718599.
- ^ Bianco, Pier Giorgio (December 2002). "The Status of the Twaite Shad, Alosa agone, in Italy and the Western Balkans". Marine Ecology. 23 (s1): 51–64. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0485.2002.tb00007.x. ISSN 0173-9565.
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