Lago di Ariamacina, body of water

Lago di Ariamacina is an artificial lake in the Sila range, in the Province of Cosenza, at 1316 metres above sea level. The Società Meridionale di Elettricità created it between 1953 and 1955 by damming the Neto to form a hydroelectric basin; it is the fourth-largest artificial reservoir built in the Sila. It lies near Lago di Cecita, inside Sila National Park, with Lago Arvo to the south.

The lake was built in the 1950s as part of regional hydroelectric development, when dams and reservoirs were created to harness water power across the Sila. In 2002, the environmental organization Legambiente designated the area as the Ariamacina Oasis, establishing one of the first protected wetland sites for migratory birds in southern Italy.

The lake lies beside Lago di Cecita inside Sila National Park, with Lago Arvo to the south; the Neto enters and leaves it. It is the fourth-largest artificial reservoir built in the Sila. The reservoir was created by damming the Neto between 1953 and 1955 for the Società Meridionale di Elettricità to produce hydroelectric power.

The reservoir lies at 1,316 m in the Sila, inside Sila National Park, with Lago di Cecita to the north and Lago Arvo to the south. The Neto enters and leaves the lake. Approach roads run through the park; the shoreline and surrounding woods are walked on foot.

The lake is the fourth-largest artificial reservoir built in the Sila, created by the Società Meridionale di Elettricità between 1953 and 1955. It lies at 1,316 metres above sea level, close to Lago di Cecita inside Sila National Park, with Lago Arvo to the south. The Neto flows both into and out of the basin.