Lago Bianco is a reservoir at the Bernina Pass in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It has an elevation of 2,234 m, a length of 2.85 km, a surface area of 1.50 km² and a maximum depth of 53 m. Once the site of two smaller lakes, the current reservoir was formed by the constructions of two dams at its southern and northern ends. The current lake drains to th…
Lago Bianco is a reservoir at the Bernina Pass in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It has an elevation of 2,234 m, a length of 2.85 km, a surface area of 1.50 km² and a maximum depth of 53 m. Once the site of two smaller lakes, the current reservoir was formed by the constructions of two dams at its southern and northern ends. The current lake drains to the south, as did both its precursor lakes, with its water eventually reaching the Mediterranean via the rivers Poschiavino, Adda and Po. By contrast, Lej Nair, just below the northern dam. drains north into the Black Sea via the rivers Inn and Danube.
Location: Grisons
Primary inflows: various creeks
Primary outflows: Cavagliasch
Basin countries: Switzerland
Surface area: 1.50 km² (0.58 sq mi)
Max. depth: 53 m (174 ft)
Water volume: 18.6 million cubic metres (15,100 acre⋅ft)
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