Reschensee

Reschensee Lago di Resia
The bell tower in Reschensee
Reschensee Lago di Resia
Location	South Tyrol
Coordinates	46°48′04″N 10°31′52″E / 46.801°N 10.531°E / 46.801; 10.531
Type	Artificial
Primary inflows	Adige
Primary outflows	Adige
Basin countries	Italy
Surface area	6.6 km2 (2.5 mi2)
Max. depth	28 m (92 ft)
Water volume	0.12 km3 (97,000 ac·ft)
Surface elevation	1,498 m (4,915 ft)
Settlements	Graun im Vinschgau

Reschensee (German: [ˈʁɛʃn̩ˌzeː] ^ⓘ; Austrian German pronunciation: [ˈrɛʃn̩ˌseˑ]; Italian: Lago di Resia [ˈlaːɡo di ˈrɛːzja]) or Lake Reschen is an artificial lake in the western portion of South Tyrol, Italy, approximately 2 km (1 mi) south of the Reschen Pass, which forms the border with Austria, and 3 km (2 mi) east of the mountain ridge forming the border with Switzerland. With its capacity of 120 million m³ (97,000 ac·ft) it is the largest lake in the province. Its surface area of 6.6 km² (2.5 sq mi) makes it also the largest lake above 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in the Alps.^[1] It is fed by the Adige, Rojenbach and Karlinbach and drained by the Adige.

The lake is famous for the steeple of a submerged 14th-century church; when the water freezes, this can be reached on foot. A legend says that during winter one can still hear church bells ring. In reality the bells were removed from the tower on July 18, 1950, a week before the demolition of the church nave and the creation of the lake.