Lake Omodeo

Lake Omodeo (Italian: Lago Omodeo, Sardinian: Lagu Omodeu) is an artificial lake in central west Sardinia, Italy.

Lake Omodeo
Lago Omodeo
Lagu Omodeu
LocationSardinia
Coordinates40°08′10″N 8°54′54″E
Typeartificial lake
Primary inflowsTirso River
Primary outflowsTirso River
Basin countriesItaly
Max. length20 km (12 mi)
Surface area29 km2 (11 sq mi)
Water volume748,000,000 m3 (2.64×1010 cu ft)

The lake was constructed in the 1920s. The dam, designed by the engineer Angelo Omodeo, was inaugurated in 1924, at that time it was the largest reservoir in Europe. The lake length is 20 km.

A new dam was built in 1997, dedicated to the Sardinian medieval judge Eleonor of Arborea, it is 582 m long and 120 m wide.


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