Top 12 Lakes around Sarmede

Lago Morto is a striking body of water located in Val Lapisina, in the municipality of Vittorio Veneto, right at the foot of the Treviso side of the Sella di Fadalto pass. Its peculiar name derives from a unique geographical characteristic: it is a lake devoid of visible surface outlets and inlets, as it is fed and emptied exclusively through underground karst pathways. The basin, surrounded by steep wooded slopes and imposing rocky walls, is characterized by deep and cool waters. Today, the lake plays a fundamental role in hydroelectric power production, being connected to the valley's power plant system that utilizes the waters coming from the overlying Lago di Santa Croce. Despite the industrial footprint, the area is a popular destination for relaxing walks, picnics, and sport fishing.

Il Lago di Santa Maria, located in the suggestive Valley between the Trevigian Prealps, is one of the two lake basins that form the Revine Lago lakes, connected to the nearby Lago di Lago via an artificial channel. This body of water, of glacial origin, owes its name to the nearby hamlet of Santa Maria and is surrounded by reed beds and wooded areas of great naturalistic value. Since ancient times, the site has held enormous historical importance, as evidenced by the archaeological finds of a stilt village dating back to the Neolithic and Bronze Age, which has today been faithfully reconstructed in the nearby Livelet Archaeological Educational Park. Today, the lake is a very popular destination for eco-sustainable tourism, relaxation, and outdoor activities. Along its banks, pedestrian and cycle paths develop, allowing visitors to admire the rich bird fauna and the typical flora of the pre-Alpine wetlands.

corners of paradise that are hard to forget

For the color of the water

The Gorgazzo springs have the characteristic of collecting rainwater which, infiltrating the karst structure of the Cansiglio plateau, emerges at the base of the mountain with an already considerable flow rate.

A magical place, with an incredible scientific history. Always worth a stop.

So called because it has no tributaries and emissaries, Dead Lake is an intravalley lake formed through landslide accumulations that occurred at the end of the ice age. With its 55 m depth, and a reservoir of approximately 20 million square meters of water, it is the largest of the three lakes in the municipality of Vittorio Veneto. It is fed by underground infiltrations that come from Lake Santa Croce and by karst springs from the right side of Col Visentin. Like the underlying Restello and Negrisiola, arranged in succession, these semi-artificial basins were "built" on ancient basins left by the glacier that descended from the Lapisina Valley and in which mirrors of lake water had taken place. In fact, Val Lapisina is what remains of the branch of an ancient glacier that followed the current course of the Piave. The branch, in turn, divided, forming on one side what is today the Valley and on the other the morainic amphitheater located between Vittorio Veneto and Conegliano.

Lake Restello (or San Floriano) is one of three bodies of water in the Lapisina Valley. These artificial lakes, arranged in succession, were "built" on ancient glacial basins that once formed lake basins. The three lakes are located at different elevations: Lago Morto, further north, at 274 meters above sea level; Lago del Restello at 177 meters above sea level; and, finally, Lago di Negrisiola at 160 meters above sea level. This difference in elevation allows for exploitation for energy purposes, a process that begins at Lago di S. Croce, via underground infiltration, and ends in the Vittoria alluvial plain. Lago del Restello, in particular, was created by damming the rocky strait of San Floriano, and occupies the depression of an old lake reclaimed during the last century. It is fed by wastewater from the Nove power plant and by springs in the valley floor located in Botteon and Lagusel. The water, used to power the plant's hydroelectric turbines, feeds Lake Negrisiola. On the shores of this basin stand the San Floriano tower, the church of the same name, and the A27 motorway viaduct. The name refers to the restelli di sanità, barriers established by the Republic of Venice to prevent the spread of epidemics by controlling traffic.