Limnological research on Lake Lugano (Switzerland and Italy), CIPAIS 2022-2024
- 1. Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI)
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Description
The database includes multiple datasets covering different limnological aspects of Lake Lugano and its major tributaries for the period 2022-2024.
Lake Lugano is a peri-alpine lake located along the border between Switzerland (Canton Ticino) and Italy (Lombardy Region) at an altitude of 271 m.a.s.l. The lake is divided into North and South basins.
| LAKE LUGANO | North Basin | South Basin | Total |
| Catchment area [km2] | 565.6 | 565.6 | 565.6 |
| Perimeter [km] | 42.4 | 54.5 | 96.9 |
| Area [km2] | 27.5 | 21.4 | 48.9 |
| Volume [km3] | 4.7 | 1.8 | 6.5 |
| Average depth [m] | 171 | 85 | 134 |
| Max depth [m] | 288 | 95 | 288 |
| Theoretical average turnover rate [years] | 11.9 | 2.3 | 8.2 |
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The datasets were used in the following reports:
DACD SUPSI. 2023. Ricerche sull'evoluzione del Lago di Lugano. Aspetti limnologici. Programma triennale 2022-2024. Campagna 2022. Commissione Internazionale per la protezione delle acque italo-svizzere (Ed.): 83 pp.
DACD SUPSI. 2024. Ricerche sull'evoluzione del Lago di Lugano. Aspetti limnologici. Programma triennale 2022-2024. Campagna 2023. Commissione Internazionale per la protezione delle acque italo-svizzere (Ed.): 87 pp.
DACD SUPSI. 2025. Ricerche sull'evoluzione del Lago di Lugano. Aspetti limnologici. Programma triennale 2022-2024. Campagna 2024 e rapporto triennale. Commissione Internazionale per la protezione delle acque italo-svizzere (Ed.): 99pp.
All data use must be acknowledged with the following acknowledgement statement: Limnological research on Lake Lugano has been funded by the International Commission for the Protection of Swiss-Italian Waters (CIPAIS) and by Dipartimento del Territorio, Repubblica e Cantone Ticino.
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Funding
- International Commission for the Protection of Italian-Swiss Waters (CIPAIS)
- Dipartimento del territorio, Repubblica e Cantone Ticino