Lago della Sella

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Lago della Sella
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Lago della Sella
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Lago della Sella
Location Ticino
Coordinates 46°33′49″N8°35′55″E / 46.5635°N 8.5987°E / 46.5635; 8.5987
Type natural lake, reservoir
Basin  countriesSwitzerland
Surface area45 ha (110 acres)
Max. depth30 m (98 ft)
Surface elevation2,256 m (7,402 ft)
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Lago della Sella

Lago della Sella is a reservoir near St. Gotthard Pass in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The gravity dam with a height of 36 m was completed in 1947.

The dam was planned and built under control of the Swiss engineer Fritz Gigax.

See also