Lago di Viverone

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Lago di Viverone
Location	Provinces of Biella, Turin and Vercelli; Piedmont
Coordinates	45°25′N 8°02′ECoordinates: 45°25′N 8°02′E
Primary inflows	underwater springs
Catchment area	25.7 km²
Basin countries	Italy
Max. length	3.5 km
Max. width	2.6 km
Surface area	5.8 km²
Max. depth	70 m
Shore length1	10.5 km
Surface elevation	230 m
Settlements	Viverone, Lido, Masseria, Comuna, Anzasco
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lago di Viverone (in Piedmontese Lagh ëd Vivron) is a lake in northern Italy. Named after the town of Viverone, lies at 230 m AMSL between the districts of Biella, Vercelli and Ivrea in the area of morainic hills known as Serra. It has an area of about 6 km² and a maximum depth of 70 m, and a perimeter of about 10.5 km. The lake is 3,500 m long and 2,600 m wide. The southern and western parts of the lake are rich in vegetation while the north part is built-up and includes hotels, camping sites and beaches.

Ducks, mallard, coots, grebes and gulls form the major part of the fauna; angling is a popular activity with catches including common whitefish, perch, tench, pike and catfish.

Viverone is a centre for day trips and the lakeside communities of Lido, Masseria, Comuna and Anzasco have recently been connected by a boat service.

The lake is an also an important archaeological site: villages made up of stilt houses were present here in the Bronze Age (1300–900 BCE).

[edit] References

• This article was initially translated from the Wikipedia article Lago di Viverone, specifically from this version.

[edit] External links

• Article on the lake at www.wakeboarditaly.com

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