Lago Sos Canales - Italy

Basic Information
Site Name
Lago Sos Canales
Short name
IT10-005-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 Sos Canales (IT10-005-A) is located in north-eastern Sardinia. The reservoir was built in 1956 with the damming of the Tirso River. The reservoir lies at 714 m a. s. l. and has a maximum area of 0.33 km2, a mean depth of 13.2 m and a maximum nominal volume of 4.3 x 106 m³. The catchment is extended for about 16 km2.
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2024-02-20 11:02:18

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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_052)This site is a verified "LTER Italia (Italy)" member.
Photos
View of the lake
View of the lake
sampling activities in lake Sos Canales
sampling activities in lake Sos Canales
View of the dam
View of the dam
Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 40.555061 Longitude: 9.314797

Elevation (average)
714.00msl
Elevation (min)
714.00msl
Elevation (max)
714.00msl
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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 mesotrophic lakes, ponds and pools (C1.2)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
13.02°C
Precipitation Annual
850.90mm
Landforms
Lake
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
Extensive
Related External Resources
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