Lago Cuga - Italy

Basic Information
Site Name
Lago Cuga
Short name
IT10-003-A
Country
Italy
Web Address
LTER-Italy web site
https://www.architettura.aho.uniss.it/it/node/2922
Operating Organisation
University of Sassari
ENAS - Ente Acque della Sardegna
Site Manager
Bachisio Mario Padedda
Funding Agency
University of Sassari
Site Description
Lake Cuga (IT10-003-A) is located in the north-western part of Sardinia. The reservoir was built in 1965, but its first filling was in 1975. It lies at an altitude of 114 m a.s.l. and is extended for about 58 x 106 m2, with a maximum and average depth of 45 m and 11 m, respectively. It has a volume of 34 x 106 m3. The waters are used mainly for irrigation and drinking supplies. Cuga Lake is classified as eutrophic since the early years of its filling.
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2025-01-07 11:01:56

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Partly operational
Year Established
2006
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
LTER Italia (Italy)✔ (LTER_EU_IT_050)This site is a verified "LTER Italia (Italy)" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
Photos
View of the dam and intake tower
View of the dam and intake tower
Sampling activities in lake Cuga
Sampling activities in lake Cuga
Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 40.611 Longitude: 8.451

Size
ca. 310.00ha
Elevation (average)
114.00msl
Elevation (min)
114.00msl
Elevation (max)
114.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water lakes
Biome
Fresh Water Lakes
Ecosystem Type
Lakes
Fresh Water Lakes
Biogeographical Region
Mediterranean Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Inland surface waters (C)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface standing waters (C1)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface standing waters (C1) » Permanent eutrophic lakes, ponds and pools (C1.3)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
15.57°C
Precipitation Annual
656.60mm
Landforms
Lake
Land Use
primary production
primary production » agriculture
primary production » forestry
residential use
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Boat
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » Unknown number of places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Accessible All Year
No
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
boat
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
30
Maintenance Interval
30
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Regular
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