LAKE LUGANO


'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.
Map of Lake Lugano



Places at the lake in Switzerland (CH) and in Italy (I) include (from Lugano, clockwise):
View of Morcote



Lugano (CH)

Cassarate (CH)

Castagnola (CH)

Gandria (CH)

Oria, Valsolda (I)

San Mamete (I)

Cressogno (I)

Porlezza (I)

Campione d'Italia (I)

Bissone (CH)

Maroggia (CH)

Melano (CH)

Capolago (CH)

Riva San Vitale (CH)

Brusino-Arsizio (CH)


Porto Ceresio (I)

Brusimpiano (I)

Lavena Ponte Tresa (I)

Ponte Tresa (I/CH)

Caslano (CH)

Magliaso (CH)

Agno (CH)

Agnuzzo (CH)

Montagnola (CH)

Carabietta (CH)

Figino (CH)

Morcote (CH)

Melide (CH)

Paradiso (CH)


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External links

External links



Lake Lugano Navigation Company -- Includes timetables

CIPAIS Commissione Internazionale per la Protezione delle Acque Italo-Svizzere limnologic reports



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.) agreement on navigation

Convenzione del 19 marzo 1986 tra la Confederazione Svizzera e la Repubblica Italiana per la pesca nelle acque italo-svizzere 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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