Lago di Rascino is a
lake karst mountain in the
Province of Rieti,
Lazio,
Italy, in the territory of
Fiamignano
Fiamignano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about northeast of Rome and about southeast of Rieti. Until 1927 it was part of the Province of L'Aquila
The Province of L'Aquila ( it, P ...
, in
Cicolano.
At an elevation of 1146 m, its surface area is 0.283 km².
Description
It is located at the edge of the homonymous large
karst
Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant ro ...
plateau, the
plateau Rascino, along with other small bodies of water less seasonal. Not having tributaries, the reservoir collects
rainwater and
snow and the presence of karst sinkholes allows the outflow.
Flora and fauna
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Pike
Pike, Pikes or The Pike may refer to:
Fish
* Blue pike or blue walleye, an extinct color morph of the yellow walleye ''Sander vitreus''
* Ctenoluciidae, the "pike characins", some species of which are commonly known as pikes
* ''Esox'', genus of ...
*
Tench
The tench or doctor fish (''Tinca tinca'') is a fresh- and brackish-water fish of the order Cypriniformes found throughout Eurasia from Western Europe including the British Isles east into Asia as far as the Ob and Yenisei Rivers. It is also ...
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Rudd
''Scardinius'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae commonly called rudds. Locally, the name "rudd" without any further qualifiers is also used for individual species, particularly the common rudd (''S. erythrophthalmus''). Th ...
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Carp
Carp are various species of oily freshwater fish from the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia. While carp is consumed in many parts of the world, they are generally considered an invasive species in parts of ...
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Perch
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Carling
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Lakes of Lazio