Valle Campotto e Bassarone

Valle Campotto e Bassarone

Country:
Italy
Site number:
181
Area:
1,363.0 ha
Designation date:
28-03-1979
Coordinates:
44°35'12"N 11°49'32"E

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Valle Campotto e Bassarone. 28/03/79; Emilia Romagna; 1,363 ha; 44°35'N 011°50'E. Special Protection Area EC Directive; Regional Park. An artificial, freshwater impoundment at the confluence of the Idice and Reno rivers. The site is supplied by flood water from the Idice and drains into the Reno. The open water area is colonized by various aquatic plants, and fringed by reedbeds and areas of wet forest. A rich fish fauna is supported and the area is important for numerous species of nesting waterbirds. A wide variety of passage and wintering birds also occur. The site is used for intensive fish farming, angling and general recreation. Ramsar site no. 181. Most recent RIS information: 1998.
Administrative region: Emilia Romagna
National legal designation:
  • regional park
Regional (international) legal designations:
  • EU Natura 2000
Last publication date: 01-01-1998
Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS)