Type artificial lake Primary outflows Tirso River Max. length 20 km (12 mi) Area 29 km² Mean depth 12 m Inflow source Tirso | Primary inflows Basin countries Italy Surface area 29 km (11 sq mi) Length 20 km Province Province of Oristano Outflow location Tirso | |
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Lake Omodeo (Italian: Lago Omodeo) is an artificial lake, in central west Sardinia, Italy.
Map of Lake Omodeo, 09080 Bidon%C3%AC, Province of Oristano, Italy
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.
References
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