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Location | Grisons |
Coordinates | 46°24′11″N 10°1′18″E / 46.40306°N 10.02167°ECoordinates: 46°24′11″N 10°1′18″E / 46.40306°N 10.02167°E |
Type | reservoir |
Primary inflows | various creeks |
Primary outflows | Ova da Bernina, Cavagliasch |
Basin countries | Switzerland |
Surface area | 1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 53 m (174 ft) |
Water volume | 18.6 million cubic metres (15,100 acre·ft) |
Surface elevation | 2,234 m (7,329 ft) |
Lago Bianco (literally "White Lake") is a reservoir at the Bernina pass in the Grisons, Switzerland. Its surface area is 1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi). The current reservoir was formed by the two dams Scala and Arlas on the site of two natural lakes (Lago Bianco and Lago della Scala).
Regional train on the Bernina line on the shores of Lej Nair in the Lago Bianco to the Bernina Pass
View of Lago Bianco from the Diavolezza cable car