Lago del Chiotas

Lago del Chiotas
Location Province of Cuneo, Piedmont
Coordinates 44°10′01″N 7°19′52″E / 44.167°N 7.331°E / 44.167; 7.331Coordinates: 44°10′01″N 7°19′52″E / 44.167°N 7.331°E / 44.167; 7.331
Basin countries Italy
Water volume 27,300,000 m3 (22,100 acre·ft)[1]
Surface elevation 1,978 m (6,490 ft)

Lago del Chiotas is a lake in the Province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. It is used as an upper reservoir for the pumped-storage hydroelectric Entracque Power Plant.[2]

References

  1. "Chiotas" (in Italian). Database of Italian Lakes. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  2. "The Upper Gesso Plant". Active Communications International. Retrieved 13 January 2012.


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