Lago Temo - Italy

Basic Information
Site Name
Lago Temo
Short name
IT10-006-A
Country
Italy
Web Address
https://www.architettura.aho.uniss.it/it/node/2922
LTER-Italy web site
Operating Organisation
University of Sassari
ENAS - Ente Acque della Sardegna
Site Manager
Bachisio Mario Padedda
Funding Agency
University of Sassari
Site Description
Lake Temo (IT10-006-A) is located in north-west Sardinia. The construction of the dam began in 1971 and ended in 1984. The reservoir lies at 226 m a.s.l. and has an area of 4.81 km2, a mean depth of 15.8 m and a maximum capacity of 91 x 106 m3. Its catchment extends for 142 km2.
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2024-09-09 10:09:26

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
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_053)This site is a verified "LTER Italia (Italy)" member.
Photos
Aerial view of the lake and dam
Aerial view of the lake and dam
Aerial view of the lake and intake tower
Aerial view of the lake and intake tower
Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 40.479 Longitude: 8.562

Size
ca. 350.00ha
Elevation (average)
223.00msl
Elevation (min)
223.00msl
Elevation (max)
223.00msl
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Site information [.json]

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
15.09°C
Precipitation Annual
742.90mm
Landforms
Lake
Land Use
primary production
primary production » agriculture
primary production » forestry
residential use
residential use » permanent 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 without link to explicit 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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