Lac de l'Argentella

Lac de l'Argentella
Dam and part of the lake
Lac de l'Argentella is located in Corsica
Lac de l'Argentella
Lac de l'Argentella
Lac de l'Argentella is located in France
Lac de l'Argentella
Lac de l'Argentella
LocationCorsica
Coordinates42°27′38″N 8°41′08″E / 42.46056°N 8.68556°E / 42.46056; 8.68556
TypeReservoir
Basin countriesFrance

The Lac de l'Argentella is a reservoir in the Haute-Corse department of Corsica, France. It was built in the 1870s to supply water to the ore processing plant of the Argentella mines, which refined silver and copper ore extracted from the nearby Capu di l'Argentella. After a few years the ore supply became uneconomical, and eventually the mines were closed in the 1930s. Recently there has been discussion on what to do with the aging dam. It stores water in a dry region, but may be unsafe.