Lago del Barbellino
lake in Italy
Lago del Barbellino is the largest artificial lake in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. It is located in Valbondione among the Bergamasque Alps. The reservoir contains 18.5 million cubic metres of water. In 1931 a dam was built to supply hydroelectric power to the Seriana Valley where the textile industry was rapidly developing.
Denomination
The denomination of Barbellino comes from Mount Barbellino, which in the past referred to the mountains that surround the lake. It is located on the border with Valtellina.
Geography
It is located at 1862 metres above sea level (6,109 ft) among the following valleys:
Trobio Valley
Cerviera Valley
Malgina Valley
Lake Valley
Natural Barbellino Lake/ Serio (river)' sources
The reservoir is mostly surrounded by the Bergamasque Alps whose summits can be reachable thanks to the C.A.I. paths. The main peaks located around the lake are:
Northward, Peak Cappuccello (2714 m), Peak of Cavrel (2824 m), Peak of Diavolo della Malgina (2924 m)
Eastward, Peak Strinato (2836 m), Monte Costone (2836 m)
Southward, Monte Trobio (2865 m), Monte Gleno (2882 m), Peak of Tre Confini (2824 m), Peak Recastello (2886 m), Corni Neri (2650 m), Monte Verme (2189 m).
The artificial lake is part of the IT2060506 Belviso Barbellino site which is placed on the northern part of the Province of Bergamo, on the border with the Province of Sondrio. After Lombardy Region request in 2005, the site was classified as Special Protection Area (SPA) by the Ministry of the Environment (Italy).
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 26, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3825844. Authority coordinates are 46.064, 10.053. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1931, 1862 and 2005.
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