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GERUNDO LAKE Latitude and Longitude:

45°24′40″N 9°35′48″E / 45.410984°N 9.596558°E / 45.410984; 9.596558
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Gerundo Lake
Gerundo Lake is located in Lombardy
Gerundo Lake
Gerundo Lake
Location Province of Bergamo, Province of Milano, Province of Lodi, Province of Cremona, Lombardy
Coordinates 45°24′40″N 9°35′48″E / 45.410984°N 9.596558°E / 45.410984; 9.596558
Primary inflows Adda, Serio, Brembo, Molgora
Primary outflows Adda
Basin countriesItaly
Surface elevation100 m (330 ft)

Gerundo Lake was a lake between the Province of Bergamo, Province of Milano, Province of Lodi and Province of Cremona, in Lombardy, Italy. The Romans originally built drainage channels through it for agricultural purposes. By the 13th century, nothing remained of the lake but fertile plains. It was approximately 50 by 25 kilometers in size and is now completely drained. [1]

Legend

Tarantasio

Gerundo Lake was rumoured to be home to Tarantasio, a great dragon who ruled the lake.

References

  1. ^ Riley, Gillian (2007). The Oxford companion to Italian food. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 236. ISBN  9780191567001.