Lago Arancio

Lago Arancio
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Location	Province of Agrigento, Sicily
Coordinates	37°38′05″N13°03′45″E / 37.6346°N 13.0624°E / 37.6346; 13.0624
Type	reservoir
Primary outflows	Carboj
Catchment area	205 km2 (79 sq mi)
Basin  countries	Italy
Surface area	3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Average depth	10.5 m (34 ft)
Max. depth	30.3 m (99 ft)
Water volume	38,800,000 m3 (1.37×109 cu ft)
Residence time	2.2 years
Surface elevation	180 m (590 ft)
References	[1]

Lago Arancio (Italian for "orange tree lake") is a lake in the Province of Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. The reservoir is located on the territory of the municipalities of Sambuca di Sicilia, Santa Margherita di Belice and Sciacca. It was created in 1951, and has a surface area of 3.7 km² and an average depth of 10.5m. ^[1]

The ruins of the Fortino di Mazzallakkar are located near the lake, and are sometimes partially submerged by its waters. ^[2]

References

1. Calvo, S.; Barone, R.; Flores, L. Naselli; Orestano, C. Frada; Dongarra, G.; Lugaro, A.; Genchi, G. (30 April 1993). "Limnological Studies on Lakes and Reservoirs of Sicily" (PDF). Il Naturalista Siciliano . Serie Quarta. XVII (Suppl. 1993): 23–31. ISSN   0394-0063.
2. "Fortino di Mazzallakkar". Virtual Sicily (in Italian). Retrieved 10 September 2015.