Lago del Barbellino

Lago del Barbellino
Lago del Barbellino
Location	Province of Bergamo, Lombardy
Coordinates	46°03′50″N 10°03′04″E / 46.064°N 10.051°E / 46.064; 10.051
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Torrente Serio, Torrente Trobio
Primary outflows	Fiume Serio
Basin countries	Italy
Max. length	1000 m (3280.84 ft)
Max. width	300 m (984.25 ft)
Max. depth	60 m (196.85 ft)
Water volume	0,0185 km3 (14998.19 acre ft)
Surface elevation	1,862 m (6,109 ft)
Islands	No
References	Valbondione, Giovanni Simoncelli

Lago del Barbellino is the largest artificial lake in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. It is located in Valbondione among the Bergamasque Alps. The reservoir contains 18.5 million cubic metres of water. In 1931 a dam was built to supply hydroelectric power to the Seriana Valley where the textile industry was rapidly developing.^[1]