Lech dl Dragon
Lake in 2005
Lech dl Dragon is located in South Tyrol
Lech dl Dragon
Lech dl Dragon
LocationBolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Coordinates46°32′05″N 11°48′18″E / 46.53472°N 11.80500°E / 46.53472; 11.80500
Lake typeproglacial
Basin countriesItaly
Surface areavariable
Surface elevation2,680 m (8,790 ft)

Lech dl Dragon (Drachensee in German) is a proglacial lake in the Dolomites of South Tyrol, Italy. The lake is located on a ledge on the north side of the Sella Group. It is created periodically from the melting of a glacier that is hidden beneath the scree from the rock towers, above.

The lake disappeared in the 1970s, reappeared in 2002, then disappeared in 2007. As of 2011, the lake contains water.

The lake is named from a legend of the inhabitants of Val Gardena. The legend describes the screams of a dragon living in the area.

The scree-covered glacier as of 2011

References

  • Alton, John (1881). Proverbs, traditions, and anecdotes of the Ladin valleys. Innsbruck: Wagner. p. 69.
  • "I lec de Mëisules". Calënder de Gherdëina (in Ladin). Urtijei: Union of the Ladins de Gherdëina: 62. 1950.
  • Moroder, Alex (2005). "Lech dl Dragon m. 2650 Za". Calënder de Gherdëina (in Ladin). Urtijëi: Union of the Ladins de Gherdëina: 122.
  • Kostner, Elisabeth (2013). "L lech dl Dragon y latueda dl permafrost sun Mëisules". Calënder de Gherdëina (in Ladin). Urtijëi: Union of the Ladins de Gherdëina: 109.
  • Multi-disciplinary investigation of an active rock glacier in the Sella Group (Dolomites; Northern Italy)
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