Lago di Lei
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| Location | Lombardy, Grisons |
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| Lake type | hydroelectric reservoir |
| Primary outflows | Reno di Lei |
| Catchment area | 46.5 km² |
| Basin countries | Italy, Switzerland |
| Max. length | 7.7 km |
| Surface area | 4.12 km² |
| Max. depth | 133 m |
| Water volume | 197 mio m³ |
| Surface elevation | 1,931 m |
Lago di Lei is a reservoir in the Valle di Lei. The lake is almost entirely located in Italy, but the barrage was built on territory later assigned to Switzerland (municipality of Innerferrera, Grisons). The dam is operated by Kraftwerke Hinterrhein.
[edit] External links
- Valle di Lei in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- KHR: Valle di Lei: Der Rhein entspringt auch in Italien (German)
- KHR: Valle di Lei: il Reno è anche un po' italiano (Italian)
