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Coordinates: 46.3253°N 9.4316°E
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Acquafraggia

The lake of Acquafraggia frozen over in March 2007

Location
Country Italy
Physical characteristics
Source
• location Pizzo di Lago
• elevation 3,050 m (10,010 ft)
Mouth Mera
• location Borgonuovo, Piuro
• coordinates 46.3253°N 9.4316°E
Basin features
Progression Mera→ Lake Como→ Adda→ Po→ Adriatic Sea
Acquafraggia (also Acqua Fraggia) is a short and frequently steep torrente, or
seasonal stream, of the province of Sondrio in Lombardy, north Italy.

Its source is on Pizzo del Lago, at an elevation of 3,050 metres (10,010 ft), on
the north side of the Val Bregaglia and close to the Swiss border which here marks
the limit of the Po drainage basin. From here it flows in a southwesterly direction
within the territory of the commune of Piuro until it joins the Mera as a right
tributary at the locality of Borgonuovo, a little upstream from Chiavenna and the
mouth of the Val Bregaglia.

At an early point of its course the stream forms the lake of Acqua Fraggia at an
elevation of 2,043 metres (6,703 ft); it then runs through two hanging valleys of
glacial origins, emerging from each in a series of waterfalls, which were noted by
Leonardo da Vinci in the Codex Atlanticus. This has been a protected area since
1983.

Waterfall called Cascade Acquafraggia. From 2015-07. With surrounding

Waterfall called Cascade Acquafraggia. From 2015-07. With surrounding

Waterfall called Cascade Acquafraggia. From 2015-07. Closeup

Waterfall called Cascade Acquafraggia. From 2015-07. Closeup

Acquafraggia waterfall view from the top

Acquafraggia waterfall view from the top

References
Monumento Naturale Cascate dell'Acquafraggia
Categories: Tributaries of Lake ComoRivers of the Province of SondrioVal
BregagliaWaterfalls of LombardyRivers of Italy
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