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Quinto

Lago Ritóm

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Lago Ritóm

Lago Ritóm

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    June 30, 2021

    Lago Ritóm is a reservoir of glacial origin and was expanded from 1917 to 1920 to create a reservoir for the SBB Ritom power plant. The 170-meter-long gravity dam was raised to a height of 23 meters and a length of 309 meters in 1950. However, due to the porous subsoil in the upper area, this height cannot be fully used.

    The lake is accessible via mountain hiking trails, a road or the very steep Ritom funicular (max. 87.8%). There is also accommodation near the dam.

    The rare phenomenon of geogenic meromixis could be observed in the original natural lake. There are different water layers that remain stably separated. There is therefore no seasonal mixing of the different water layers.

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      Distance 855 m

      Uphill 50 m

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      Location: Quinto, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland

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