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Lake Vico (Italian: Lago di Vico) is a caldera lake in the northern Lazio region, central Italy. It is one of the highest major Italian lakes, with an altitude of 510 m. Administratively, it is part of the municipalities of Caprarola and Ronciglione.

Lake Vico
Lake Vico
Location	Lazio, Italy
Coordinates	42°19′N 12°10′E
Type	volcanic crater lake
Native name	Lago di Vico  (Italian)
Primary outflows	Rio Vicano
Catchment area	40.95 km2 (15.81 sq mi)
Basin countries	Italy
Surface area	12.93 km2 (4.99 sq mi)
Average depth	22.2 m (73 ft)
Max. depth	48.5 m (159 ft)
Surface elevation	510 m (1,670 ft)

The lake is surrounded by the Cimini Hills, in particular by the Fogliano (965 m) and Venere (851 m) mountains. It is part of the Lake Vico Natural Reserve.

According to legend, the lake was created by Hercules, who defied the local inhabitants by wielding his club. When he did this, a stream sprang up and formed the lake.

Lake Vico occupies the central caldera of Vico Volcano. A volcanic cone was built up in a series of eruptions that occurred 305,000 to 258,000 years ago. Later, the eruption of voluminous pyroclastic flows, and volcanic ash, caused the progressive collapse of the volcanic cone, which created the caldera, in which Lake Vico now lies, by about 138,000 years ago.[1][2]

The lake is drained by the River Vicano. Before the construction of a tunnel by the Etruscans, the lake was probably deeper than today, the Monte Venere constituting an island within it.

The area is famous for its extensive Beech forest, which is one of the most southerly in Europe. The elevation, plus the surrounding sides of the crater, create cool enough conditions for the continued survival of the trees. A large part of the northern side of the crater is a nature reserve to protect this forest.

Wildlife

An incomplete list of wildlife present in the Vico Natural Preserve include:

Nearby towns

• Ronciglione
• Caprarola
• Viterbo
• Vetralla
• Capranica

Footnotes

External links

• Lake Vico VR panoramas at Tuscia 360

На других языках

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[de] Vicosee

Der Vicosee (italienisch Lago di Vico auch Lago Cimino genannt, in der Antike lacus Ciminius) ist ein Kratersee vulkanischen Ursprungs in der mittelitalienischen Region Latium. Er liegt nordwestlich von Rom und südöstlich von Viterbo, umgeben von der felsigen Hügelkette der Monti Cimini mit dem Monte Fogliano (965 m) und dem Monte Venere (851 m) als ihren höchsten Erhebungen.

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- [en] Lake Vico

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[fr] Lac de Vico

Le lac de Vico (en italien : lago di Vico) est un lac d'origine volcanique et se situe dans le Nord de la région du Latium, au centre de l'Italie, à 50 km environ au nord de Rome.

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[it] Lago di Vico

Il lago di Vico (dal latino Lacus Ciminus o Lacus Ciminius) è un lago di origine vulcanica dell'Italia centrale situato nella provincia di Viterbo. Esso vanta il primato di altitudine tra i grandi laghi italiani, con i suoi 507 m s.l.m.. È circondato dal complesso montuoso dei monti Cimini; in particolare, il lago è cinto dal monte Fogliano (965 m) e dal monte Venere (851 m).

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[ru] Вико (озеро)

Вико[3] (итал. Vico)[1] — вулканическое озеро в провинции Витербо на севере Лацио в Италии[2].

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