Cingino Dam
Dam in Piedmont, Italy
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The Cingino Dam is a gravity masonry dam located 7 kilometres (4 mi) southwest of Antrona Schieranco, Valle Antrona, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in Piedmont, Italy. The dam creates Lago Cingino (or Cingino reservoir) which is fed by the Antigine and Troncone streams.[2] The reservoir has a surface area of 0.14 square kilometres (0.1 mi2) and is maximum 2,262 metres (7,421 ft) above sea level,[3] typically 2,250 metres (7,382 ft).[4] It is one of five reservoirs within a hydroelectric complex in the Valle Antrona and helps supply the Campliccioli Power Plant with water for power production.[2]
| Cingino Dam | |
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Alpine Ibex goats on the wall | |
  Cingino Dam Location of Cingino Dam in Italy | |
| Official name | Diga del Cingino |
| Country | Italy |
| Location | Antrona Schieranco, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont |
| Coordinates | 46°1′49″N 8°2′17″E |
| Construction began | 1925[1]: 2 |
| Opening date | 1930[1]: 2 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity, masonry[1]: 2 |
| Height | 46 metres (151 ft) (by D.L. 08/08/1994 definition)[1] 51 metres (167 ft) (by D.M. 24/03/1982 definition)[1] |
| Width (crest) | 152 metres (499 ft)[1] |
The dam became an internet sensation due to pictures of Alpine Ibex that climb up its steep downstream face in order to lick salt off the stones.[5] A video shared by the BBC's Forces of Nature with Brian Cox has been viewed over 208 million times as of May 2022.[6] Despite the picturesque setting, Atlas Obscura describes the dam as "otherwise unremarkable."[7]