Lake Cadagno
Lake Cadagno is a meromictic lake in the Piora valley, Switzerland. As one of a few meromictic lakes in Europe, it is the object of numerous scientific studies.Photo: HaLu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lake
- Description: meromictic lake in the Piora valley, Ticino, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Lago di Cadagno”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lago di Tom and Lago Ritom.
Lago di Tom
Lake
Photo: Tici23, Public domain.
Lago di Tom is a lake in the Piora Valley, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 13 ha. It is located at an altitude of 2,021m, reaching above the tree line.
Lago Ritom
Reservoir
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lago Ritom is a lake in the Piora valley, Ticino, Switzerland. The natural lake is used as a reservoir by the Swiss Federal Railways to generate hydro-electric power for the Gotthard line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ambrì and Piotta.
Ambrì
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ambrì is a Swiss village in the municipality of Quinto, Leventina District, Canton of Ticino. Ambrì is situated 4½ km south of Lake Cadagno.
Piotta
Village
Photo: Luigi Rosa, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Piotta is a village in the municipality of Quinto in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Piotta is situated 5 km southwest of Lake Cadagno.
Rodi
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rodi is a Swiss village in the municipality of Prato, Canton of Ticino. Along with the contiguous village of Fiesso, it forms a tiny urban area named Rodi-Fiesso. In Italian, its name means "Rhodes". Rodi is situated 7 km south of Lake Cadagno.
Lake Cadagno
- Categories: meromictic lake, reservoir, and body of water
- Location: Quinto, Leventina District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Lake Cadagno” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Lake Cadagno”
- French: “lac de Cadagno”
- French: “Lac de Cadagno”
- German: “Lago Cadagno”
- German: “Lago di Cadagno”
- Italian: “Lago Cadagno”
- Italian: “lago di Cadagno”
- Italian: “Lago di Cadagno”
- Macedonian: “Кадањо”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lago di Cadagno”
- Portuguese: “Lago Cadagno”
- Russian: “Каданьо”
- Welsh: “Llyn Cadagno”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cadagno di Dentro and Alpe Ritóm.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mottone and Poncione Gariói.
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