Lago Bianco

Lago Bianco

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Location	Grisons
Coordinates	46°24′11″N 10°1′18″E / 46.40306°N 10.02167°E / 46.40306; 10.02167Coordinates: 46°24′11″N 10°1′18″E / 46.40306°N 10.02167°E / 46.40306; 10.02167
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	various creeks
Primary outflows	Ova da Bernina, Cavagliasch
Basin countries	Switzerland

Surface area	1.50 km²
Max. depth	53 m
Water volume	18.6 mio m³
Surface elevation	2,234 m

Lago Bianco (literally "White Lake") is a reservoir at the Bernina pass in the Grisons, Switzerland. Its surface area is 1.50 km². The current reservoir was formed by the two dams Scala and Arlas on the site of two natural lakes (Lago Bianco and Lago della Scala).

Gallery

Regional train on the Bernina line on the shores of Lej Nair in the Lago Bianco to the Bernina Pass
View of Lago Bianco from the Diavolezza cable car

External links

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