'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):
External links
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Lake Lugano Navigation Company -- Includes timetables
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CIPAIS Commissione Internazionale per la Protezione delle Acque Italo-Svizzere limnologic reports
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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
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Convenzione del 19 marzo 1986 tra la Confederazione Svizzera e la Repubblica Italiana per la pesca nelle acque italo-svizzere agreement on shipping
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Waterlevels at Ponte Tresa from the Federal Office for the Environment
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Waterlevels at Melide, Ferrera from the Federal Office for the Environment
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