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32: 48: 55: 206:. The dam creates Lago Cingino (or Cingino reservoir) which is fed by the Antigine and Troncone streams. The reservoir has a surface area of 0.14 square kilometres (0.1 sq mi) and is maximum 2,262 metres (7,421 ft) above sea level, typically 2,250 metres (7,382 ft). It is one of five reservoirs within a 298: 290: 363: 385: 247: 352: 395: 110: 319: 327: 47: 195: 94: 474: 210:
complex in the Valle Antrona and helps supply the Campliccioli Power Plant with water for power production.
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that climb up its steep downstream face in order to lick salt off the stones. A video shared by the
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has been viewed over 208 million times as of May 2022. Despite the picturesque setting,
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Biancardi, Carlo Massimo; Minetti, Alberto Enrico (2017).
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The dam became an internet sensation due to pictures of
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Cingino Dam is located in Italy
Antrona Schieranco
Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
Piedmont
46°1′49″N 8°2′17″E / 46.03028°N 8.03806°E / 46.03028; 8.03806
Type of dam
masonry dam
Antrona Schieranco
Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
Piedmont
Italy
hydroelectric
Alpine Ibex
BBC
Forces of Nature with Brian Cox
Atlas Obscura
"Gradient limits and safety factor of Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) locomotion"
doi
10.4404/hystrix-28.1-11504
eISSN
1825-5272


"Dams and Power Plants of the Antrona Valley"
Archived
"Cingino"
National Research Council (Italy)
the original
"Dams and Power Plants of the Antrona Valley - cartina"

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