Lago di Lei
| Lago di Lei | |
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| Location | Lombardy (IT), Grisons (CH) |
| Coordinates | 46°28′59″N 9°27′18″E / 46.483°N 9.455°E |
| Type | hydroelectric reservoir |
| Reno di Lei | |
| 46.5 km2 (18.0 sq mi) | |
| Basin countries | Italy, Switzerland |
| Max. length | 7.7 km (4.8 mi) |
Surface area | 4.12 km2 (1.59 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 133 m (436 ft) |
Water volume | 197 million cubic metres (160,000 acre⋅ft) |
Surface elevation | 1,931 m (6,335 ft) |
Lago di Lei (Lombard: Lach de Lei) is a reservoir in the Valle di Lei, powering the Hinterrhein storage power stations. The reservoir is entirely in Italy, the barrage was built on Italian territory. Actually in map there is a wrong border with Switzerland (municipality of Ferrera, Grisons) because on 1955 , after diplomatic talks, the Italian plenipotentiary VISENTINI, did not sign the exchange of correspondence with his Swiss counterpart, as at the time there was still prison for those who violated art. 1 of the Italian forestry law.[1] The dam is operated by Kraftwerke Hinterrhein. The waters of the lake are the only waters in Italian territory that drain to the North Sea, being part of the Rhine's drainage basin. Other waters of Italy that do not flow to the Mediterranean Sea are found in the valley of Livigno, valley of Sexten, Puster Valley east of Innichen, and most of the waters of the municipality of Tarvisio east of Sella Nevea: all these waters flow to the Black Sea through the basin of the Danube.
The lake is part of the collective domain, of 5000 hectares, of the mountain family community of the Val di Lei 's alps and pastures, whose property rights and possession are managed and administered by the body with legal personality under private law: 'Soc. Val di Lei'.
The lake is currently leased (for 80 yrs.) to the Swiss electricity company KHR under a negotiated agreement in favour of the third party (Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica, Div. X, n. 9033, 21 December 1955).[2]
There is a dispute between 'Soc. Val Di Lei', Italian Republic and Swiss Confederation, as boundary on maps does not correspond to legal situation of the private property, which also includes the dam.
Basically, the Convention on Borders is null and void because it is contra-legem. In fact, the private property of the mountain family community cannot be divided, because by law it cannot be divided or alienable and it is not prescriptive, with perpetual agro-forestry-pastoral use, moreover, there is no reciprocity on agricultural land with Switzerland for a possible compensation with Swiss territory.[3]
Lake, technically, is a reservoir that uses waters of Reno di Lei stream to produce electricity in Switzerland.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Convenzione tra la Confederazione Svizzera e la Repubblica Italiana concernente una modificazione di confine nella Valle di Lei" (PDF) (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ↑ The Gronchi Decree has inspired notable artists, such as the director of the film Doctor Zhivago (1965) with the inclusion in the epilogue of the poetic license on the arched dam and the famous painter Rene' Magritte who took as the subject of his works the 'rocks' taken from the Valley. Unforgettable then are the ' Seven Dwarfs (of Basel) ' by Walt Disney at work in the 'power-tunnel' mine in the Valley.
- ↑ The Mountain Family Communion of ancient originals and for it Exponential Body by Law 168/2017 has a legal dispute with Italian Republic and Swiss Confederation for the illegal tracing of boundaries of private property in the valley on maps, after the construction of dam. It has too a dispute (€ 320 mil.) with KHR for non-payment of rent of dam and reservoir built on surface of his private property.
- ↑ Postcard of << Gi.Lo.Val. Village >> built for workers involved in the dam's construction. On back of postcard: ' better to challenge clouds on top of mountains than to bleat flocks in opime valleys ' (Bertacchi) with signed greetings 'Giuseppy'.
External links
[edit]- Hinterrhein storage power stations Archived 2018-04-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Kraftwerke Hinterrhein increase efficiency thanks to modern technology, article about renovation of power plant that included drainage of the Lago di Lei reservoir.
Media related to Lago di Lei at Wikimedia Commons- "Valle di Lei" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- KHR: Valle di Lei: Der Rhein entspringt auch in Italien[permanent dead link] (in German)
- KHR: Valle di Lei: il Reno è anche un po' italiano[permanent dead link] (in Italian)
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