Diga della Val d’Ambra

Diga della Val d’Ambra is a dam in Personico, Leventina District, Ticino. Diga della Val d’Ambra is situated near the reservoir Lago della Val d’Ambra, as well as near the church Cappella.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Nuova Biaschina hydroelectric plant and Santi Innocenti.

Nuova Biaschina hydroelectric plant

Industrial building

Photo: Stef, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nuova Biaschina hydroelectric plant is an industrial building, which is situated 520 metres northeast of Diga della Val d’Ambra.

Santi Innocenti

Church

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Santi Innocenti is a church, which is situated 1½ km east of Diga della Val d’Ambra.

Bodio TI railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bodio TI railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Giornico. The station is on the original line of the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, on the southern ramp up to the Gotthard Tunnel. Bodio TI railway station is situated 2½ km northwest of Diga della Val d’Ambra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Personico and Pollegio.

Personico

Village

Personico is a municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

Pollegio

Village

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Pollegio is a municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland, located in the lower Leventina.

Bodio

Village

Photo: Cooper.ch, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Bodio is a former municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 6 April 2025, it merged into the municipality of Giornico.

Diga della Val d’Ambra

Type: Dam
Location: Personico, Leventina District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.36172° or 46° 21′ 42″ north

Longitude

8.92388° or 8° 55′ 26″ east

Height

32 metres (105 feet)

Open location code

8FRC9W6F+MH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 333136152

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

Wikidata ID

Q3707460

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Italian—“Diga della Val d’Ambra” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Diga della Val d’Ambra”
Italian: “Diga della Val d’Ambra”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Lago della Val d’Ambra and Cappella.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Centrale Biaschina and Grotti.

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