Lake of Ceresole

Lago di Ceresole
Winter panorama from the dam
Location	Province of Turin, Piedmont
Coordinates	45°25′48″N 7°13′41″E / 45.430°N 7.228°E / 45.430; 7.228Coordinates: 45°25′48″N 7°13′41″E / 45.430°N 7.228°E / 45.430; 7.228
Primary inflows	Orco
Primary outflows	Orco
Catchment area	8.89 km2 (3.43 sq mi)
Basin countries	Italy
Max. length	3.2 km (2.0 mi)
Max. width	0.75 km (0.47 mi)
Surface area	1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Average depth	23.2 m (76 ft)
Max. depth	44.7 m (147 ft)
Water volume	c. 35×10^6 m3 (28,000 acre·ft)
Surface elevation	1,556 m (5,105 ft)
Islands	none

Lago di Ceresole is an artificial lake in the Province of Turin, Piedmont, northern Italy. The lake was created in 1925-1931 when A.E.M. (now Iren), Turin's electricity authority, built here a dam with a hydroelectric plant; the site, located in what is now the comune of Ceresole Reale, already housed a small natural lake.