Lago della Sella | |||||
Location: | Ticino | ||||
Coords: | 46.5635°N 8.5987°W | ||||
Type: | natural lake, reservoir | ||||
Basin Countries: | Switzerland | ||||
Area: | 45ha | ||||
Max-Depth: | 30m (100feet) | ||||
Elevation: | 2256m (7,402feet) | ||||
Pushpin Map: | Canton of Ticino#Canton of Uri#Switzerland#Alps | ||||
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom | ||||
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Lago della Sella is a reservoir near St. Gotthard Pass in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The gravity dam with a height of 36 m was completed in 1947.
The dam was planned and built under control of the Swiss engineer Fritz Gigax.