Lago di Ortiglieto
Artificial lake in Liguria, Piemonte
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Lago di Ortiglieto is a reservoir in northwest Italy which straddles the Metropolitan City of Genoa in Liguria, and the Province of Alessandria in Piedmont.
| Lago di Ortiglieto | |
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  Lago di Ortiglieto Location within Italy | |
| Location | Province of Genova, Province of Alessandria, Liguria, Piemonte |
| Coordinates | 44°34′09″N 8°36′14″E |
| Type | artificial lake |
| Orba | |
| Orba | |
| Basin countries | Italy |
| Built | 1917 – 1925 |
Surface elevation | 296.4 m (972 ft)[1] |
History
Lago di Ortiglieto reservoir was firstly designed in 1906 by ing. Zunini and was built from 1917 to 1925 by a company of Genoa named Officine Elettriche Genovesi. There were two dams, the higher of 45 metres (bric Zerbino dam) and another one of 15 metres (Diga della Sella Zerbino). After a period of heavy rains of August 1935 the sella Zerbino dam crashed, generating a flood of the Orba which caused 111 dathts, mainly in the Ovada area.[2] Nowadays Ortiglieto lake is much smaller than in the past and there is only one dam. 44°34′09″N 8°36′14″E
