Albigna Lake (German: ''Albignasee'', Italian: ''Lago da l'Albigna'', Romansh: ''Lägh da l'Albigna'') is a
reservoir
A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation.
Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of wa ...
in the
canton of
Graubünden,
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
. It is located in the municipality of
Vicosoprano at an elevation of on the southwest side of the
Bregaglia valley, northeast of Pizzo Cacciabella. The lake has a surface area of . Its outflow, the
Albigna River, is a left tributary of the
Mera River.
See also
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List of lakes of Switzerland
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List of mountain lakes of Switzerland
This is a list of high-altitude lakes of Switzerland. It includes all significant lakes located either entirely or partly in Switzerland, both natural and artificial, with an area of at least 4 ha (9.9 acres) and a location at over above sea l ...
External links
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Albigna
Lakes of Graubünden
Val Bregaglia
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