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| Lake | orta | maggiore | como | garda | varese | iseo | idro |
| alternative (historic) name | cusio | verbano | lario | benaco | sebino | eridio | |
| depth m | 143 |
372 |
410 |
346 |
23 |
251 |
122 |
| surface elevation m above sea level | 290* |
193 |
198 |
65 |
238 |
181 |
368 |
| elevation of deepest point m above (below) sea level | 147 |
(179) |
(212) |
(281) |
215 |
(70) |
246 |
| surface area km2 | 18.2 |
212.5 |
146.0 |
370.0 |
14.5 |
65.3 |
11.4 |
| volume km3 | 1.3 |
37.7 |
22.5 |
50.3 |
0.2 |
8.1 |
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| catchment area to surface area ratio1 | 6.4 |
31.1 |
30.9 |
6.4 |
7.7 |
27.2 |
54.1 |
| tourism | hidden gem, being discovered |
old favourite | popular with Italians | very popular with foreign tourists |
less well known | less well known | less well known |
| notes | *drains into maggiore 1this ratio is the key factor in determining how much the lake rises after rain-fall |
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