Lake Lamar

Lago di Lamar
Lago di Lamar during the summer season
LocationTrentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Coordinates46°07′49″N 11°03′48″E / 46.1304°N 11.0633°E / 46.1304; 11.0633
Primary inflowsunderground
Surface area0.045 square kilometres (0.017 sq mi)
Average depth4 metres (13 ft)
Frozennever
Location
Interactive map of Lago di Lamar

The Lago di Lamar is an alpine lake in the Valle dei Laghi, in southwestern Trentino, Italy, located at 750/800 meters above sea level. It is situated between the northern slopes of Monte Soprasasso, which separate it from the underlying Adige Valley (to which its hydrographic basin belongs) to the east, and the Paganella, to the west. Due to its position, it can be attributed both to the Valle dei Laghi, due to geographical proximity, and to the Adige Valley basin.[1]

How to reach

From Trento, along the state road of the Valle dei Laghi (SS45Bis) towards Riva del Garda, turn after Cadine towards Terlago and continue to Monte Terlago, beyond there is Lago di Lamar.[1]

Description

It covers an area of 45,000 square meters, has no significant inflows or outflows but only small streams, and, likely, submerged springs. Nearby is Lago Santo. It has an average depth of about 4 meters in the northern part, while the southern part has a bathing area with water about 1–2 meters deep.[1] There is presence of fauna; among other species, the crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes can be observed.[2]

On the southern shore, about thirty meters above the lake's surface, lies the Abisso di Lamar, a deep cave linked to the karst system that characterizes the entire area.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Laghi di Lamar" [Lakes of Lamar]. www.visittrentino.info (in Italian). Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  2. ^ Endrizzi, Sonia; Pedrini, Paolo; Trenti, Matteo; Bruno, Maria Cristina (2023). "Applicazione del Piano di gestione del gambero di Fiume autoctono (Austropotamobius pallipes complex) in Trentino: primi risultati" [Implementation of the Management Plan for the native river crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes complex) in Trentino: initial results] (PDF). Studi Trentini di Scienze Naturali (in Italian) (103): 1–20. ISSN 2035-7699.
  3. ^ Miorandi, Renza; Borsato, Andrea (2005). "Ambiente di formazione di tufo calcareo e latte di monte in grotte del Trentino con particolare riferimento al Gruppo di Brenta e Paganella" [Formation environment of calcareous tuff and mountain milk in caves in Trentino, with particular reference to the Brenta and Paganella Groups] (PDF). Studi Trent. Sci. Nat., Acta Geol (in Italian) (82): 228–229. ISSN 0392-0534.