Lakes, rivers and canals Lombardy

The Bissina Dam is a dam located in Val di Daone.

Lake Premassone is a very small body of water. It is one of the seven natural lakes placed at an altitude ranging from 2400 to 2800 meters that enter the great Lake Baitone.

Lake Benedict is an artificial lake located at 1929 meters above sea level, in Val d'Avio. The lake formed by the dam is 795 long, 580 wide and at most 46 meters deep. It is characterized by a greyish color: this is due to the strong presence of small fragments of rock suspended in the water.

The Laghetto d'Avio is one of the harvesting basins located in Val d'Avio, a tax agency of Val Camonica in the province of Brescia. It's a small basin located just below Lake Avio.

Lago della Vacca is an artificial lake basin, located in a basin of glacial origin, at the southern end of the Adamello mountain range. It owes its name to a curious rock formation located nearby, at the Passo della Vacca (2355 m), whose shape recalls that of a large cattle especially if seen from afar.

The Brembo River is a 74 km stream, tributary to the left of the Adda, which flows completely in the Province of Bergamo. The river passes from different municipalities in the Imagna Valley and you can easily observe in Almenno San Salvatore.

The Devil's Lake is located in the upper Valle del Sasso. At 2026 meters, about a hundred above the Longo Hut. The walls of Mount Aga are reflected in its waters, which descend to a peak on the opposite side of the dam.

It is an artificial lake located in the upper Brembana Valley, built in the period between 1923 and 1925.

Lake Fregabolgia is an artificial lake located in Brembana, in the Orobie Pre-Alps. It originates from an artificial dam, built in 1953, over 190 meters long and almost 60 meters high, which allows to create an overflow with capacity of 4,680,000 cubic meters of water.

The San Giacomo Dam and the Cancano Dam are two adjoining artificial reservoirs located in the Valdidentro. The total flow rate of the two vessels is 187 million cubic meters of water.

The Spöl River is a stream that flows both in Italy and Switzerland. In Italy this is called Aqua Granda. It was born near the Forcola di Livigno and flows in the Val di Livigno to the homonymous town in the Province of Sondrio. Crossed Livigno throughout its length, the stream leads to Lake Gallo, also called Lake Livigno.

Alpine lake located on the border of Switzerland in the municipality of Madesimo, is the ideal destination for excursions and walks.

Located in an intact and fascinating environment, Lake Montespluga is located in Val Chiavenna between Madesimo and Passo dello Spluga. It is an artificial pond closed south by two dams.

It is an artificial lake of glacial origin to the southeast of the Valle di Saviore. It has an 'S' shape and is the largest lake in Val Camonica.

Naviglio Pavese is a 33 km long channel, which rises from the dock of Porta Ticinese. It is a navigable channel, and it is part of the ships of Milan. Until the 1950s it was used for merchant sailing and in '65 it was traveled by the last transport boats, while today it is used only as an irrigation channel.

The Naviglio was born by taking water from Ticino and ends up in the dock of Porta Ticinese. It has a length of 49.9 km and a width ranging from 22 to 50 meters. It was the first work of its kind ever made in Europe and is the most important among the Navigli in Milan. Originally it was not navigable and was used only for irrigation, but with the end of the enlargement work in 1272, by Maestro G. Arribotti, the channel became navigable and facilitated the transport of goods of agriculture.

The system of irrigation and navigation channels, which connected Lake Maggiore, Como and the lower Ticino is called Navigli. The construction of the system began in the twelfth century and ended in the 19th century. Thanks to the irrigation system, many areas were made productive. There are five ships that are part of the Milanese Navigli system: Grande, Pavese, Martesana, Paderno and Bereguardo.

Lake which is along the hike from Carona to Rifugio Calvi. Located in the hamlet of Pagliari is at an altitude of 1654 m.

The round lake is a small body of water of glacial origin, at the foot of the southern slope of the Corno Baitone. It is one of the seven natural lakes placed at an altitude ranging from 2400 to 2800 meters that enter the great Lake Baitone.

The White Lake is of glacial origin, and is located near Lake Rotondo, at the foot of the southern slope of the Corno Baitone. It is one of the seven natural lakes placed that enter the great Lake Baitone, an artificial lake.

The Poia or Poja stream, crosses the entire Adamello Valley. In the wide flat stretches it flows placid and quiet and in the steep ones it forms beautiful rapids among multicolored rocks.