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Lake Lugano Lago di Lugano
with the dam of Melide
Location	Ticino, Lombardy
Coordinates	45°59′N 8°58′ECoordinates: 45°59′N 8°58′E
Primary sources	Vedeggio, Cassarate, Cuccio, Laveggio, Magliasina, Bolletta, Scairolo
Primary outflows	Tresa
Catchment area	565.6 km²
Basin countries	Switzerland, Italy
Surface area	48.7 km²
Average depth	134 m
Max. depth	288 m
Water volume	6.5 km³
Residence time (of lake water)	8.2 years
Surface elevation	271 m
Settlements	Lugano, Melide, Campione d\'Italia, Ponte Tresa

Lake Lugano (Italian: Lago di Lugano or Ceresio) is a lake in the south-east of Switzerland, at the border between Switzerland and Italy. The lake, named after the city of Lugano, is situated between Lago Maggiore and Lago di Como.

In 1848, the dam of Melide was built on a moraine between Melide and Bissone. The A2 motorway and the Gotthard railways cross the lake there, linking Lugano to Chiasso. The dam separates the northern (27.5 km²) and southern (21.4 km²) basins. The lake retention time of the northern (11.9 years) is considerably higher than the one of the southern (2.3 years) (8.2 years on average).

Well known mountains and tourist destinations on the shores of the lake are Monte Brè (925 m) east, Monte San Salvatore (912 m) west of Lugano and Monte Generoso (1,701 m) on the south-east shore. The World Heritage Site Monte San Giorgio (1,097 m) is situated south of the lake.

Campione d\'Italia is an enclave within Ticino, separated through mountains and the lake from Italy.

Fishery in the lake (and Lake Maggiore) is regulated by an agreement between Switzerland and Italy of 1986. The current agreement on navigation dates from 1992.

Places at the lake in Switzerland (CH) and in Italy (I) include (from Lugano, clockwise):

View of Morcote

View of Lake Lugano from Monte San Salvatore, with Lugano to the left and the dam of Melide to the right

External links

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Lake Lugano

Lake Lugano Navigation Company (Italian) -- Includes timetables
CIPAIS Commissione Internazionale per la Protezione delle Acque Italo-Svizzere (Italian) limnologic reports
Lake Lugano in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
Convenzione del 2 dicembre 1992 fra la Svizzera e l’Italia per la disciplina della navigazione sul lago Maggiore e sul lago di Lugano (con R e all.) (Italian) (German) (French) agreement on navigation
Convenzione del 19 marzo 1986 tra la Confederazione Svizzera e la Repubblica Italiana per la pesca nelle acque italo-svizzere (Italian) (German) (French) agreement on shipping
Waterlevels at Ponte Tresa from the Federal Office for the Environment
Waterlevels at Melide, Ferrera from the Federal Office for the Environment

v • d • e *Lake Lugano (Lago di Lugano, Ceresio)*
Italy Lombardy (Province of Como · Province of Varese) Switzerland Canton Ticino (District of Lugano · District of Mendrisio))
Settlements	Agno · Barbengo · Bissone · Brusimpiano · Brusino Arsizio · Campione d\'Italia · Capolago · Carabietta · Caslano · Claino con Osteno · Collina d\'Oro · Lavena Ponte Tresa · Lugano · Magliaso · Maroggia · Melano · Melide · Morcote · Muzzano · Paradiso · Ponte Tresa · Porlezza · Porto Ceresio · Riva San Vitale · Valsolda · Vico Morcote
Rivers	Cassarate · Cuccio · Laveggio · Magliasina · Mara · Rezzo · Tresa · Vedeggio
Mountains	Monte Brè · Monte Generoso · Monte San Salvatore · Monte San Giorgio
People	Carlo Maderno

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