Description
The lake, of fair size and intimately linked to the communities of Loppio and Mori, was drained with the works - in 1954-59 - for the construction of the tunnel between the Adige River and Lake Garda, aimed at pouring excess river water into the latter during flooding and thus eliminating flooding dangers for the rest of the Adige Valley and the city of Verona.
The tunnel passes right under the lake, intercepting the water table that fed it and the water table connected to it, creating the current marshland.
Today, Lake Loppio is the largest marsh area in Trentino: in fact, more than thirty years after the tunnel was built, the environment has reacted and consolidated on the status of a marsh periodically invaded by large quantities of water.
The vegetation established in the biotope is very interesting. Plant associations of weeds and pioneer wetland grasses predominate, but there are also marshy herbaceous associations, as well as patches of hygrophilous scrub.
The environmental mosaic in the protected area is extraordinarily varied and articulated, guaranteeing survival opportunities for a truly remarkable number of wildlife species.
It can be said that every faunal group is well represented here, since such diverse environments (e.g. marshes and rocky areas) coexist in the Biotope that they provide shelter for animals with very different ecological needs.
Visiting facilities
- Visiting path
Publications
- protection and enhancement project
- brochure
- trail guide (in draft)
Studies
- naturalistic and cadastral definition project
- studies by the Scientific Commission
