Dirillo Lake

Dirillo Lake
Dirillo Lake
	Dirillo Lake
Location	Province of Catania, Sicily
Coordinates	37°07′39″N 14°41′41″E / 37.1274°N 14.6947°E / 37.1274; 14.6947
Catchment area	118 km2 (46 sq mi)
Basin countries	Italy
Surface area	1.1 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Average depth	21.4 m (70 ft)
Max. depth	45.6 m (150 ft)
Water volume	23,500,000 m3 (830,000,000 cu ft)
Residence time	2.9 years
Surface elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)

Dirillo Lake is an reservoir to the south of Licodia Eubea in the Province of Catania, Sicily, Italy, which was formed in the 1960s by damming the river Dirillo.¹ It has a surface area of 1.1 km², an average depth of 21.4m and an altitude of 330m.¹

References

Calvo, S.; Barone, R.; Flores, L. Naselli; Orestano, C. Frada; Dongarra, G.; Lugaro, A.; Genchi, G. (30 April 1993). "Limnological Studies on Lakes and Reservoirs of Sicily" (PDF). Il Naturalista Siciliano. Serie Quarta. XVII (Suppl. 1993): 69–75. ISSN 0394-0063.

[:0-1] Calvo, S.; Barone, R.; Flores, L. Naselli; Orestano, C. Frada; Dongarra, G.; Lugaro, A.; Genchi, G. (30 April 1993). "Limnological Studies on Lakes and Reservoirs of Sicily" (PDF). Il Naturalista Siciliano. Serie Quarta. XVII (Suppl. 1993): 69–75. ISSN 0394-0063.

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