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Info Lake Bracciano (Italian: Lago di Bracciano) is a lake of volcanic origin in the Italian region of Lazio, 32 km (20 mi) northwest of Rome. It is the second largest lake in the region (second only to Lake Bolsena) and one of the major lakes of Italy. It has a circular perimeter of approximately 32 km (20 mi). Its inflow is from precipitation runoff and percolation, and from underground springs, and its outflow is the Arrone.The lake owes its origin to intense volcanic activity from 600,000 to 40,000 years before present, which created many small volcanoes in the Sabatino territory. The main magma chamber was situated under the present lake of Bracciano. Its collapse created the caldera now occupied by the lake, which is a crater lake. Some small craters are still recognisable around the lake and in the immediate vicinity.The lake is an important tourist attraction situated near Rome. As it serves as a drinking water reservoir for the city of Rome it has been under control since 1986 in order to avoid pollution of its waters. The use of motorboats is strictly forbidden (exceptions being made for a few professional fisherman and the authorities), and a centralised sewer system has been built for all the bordering towns in order to avoid any spoiling of the water quality. This makes Bracciano one of the cleanest lakes of Italy. The absence of motorized navigation (apart from police boats) favours sailing, canoeing and swimming.In the last few years the lake and its surroundings have been brought under further protection by the creation of a regional park, the Parco Regionale del complesso lacuale di Bracciano Martignano.Under Pope Paul V, water was brought from Lake Bracciano to the Trastevere region of Rome and (via the Ponte Sisto) to the Rione of Regola. All by LivioAndronico (talk) 18:57, 20 May 2017 (UTC)
Support -- LivioAndronico (talk) 18:57, 20 May 2017 (UTC)- Weak
Oppose. The clouds closest to the horizon are interesting, but the foreground is not distinctive enough from a compositional perspective (and also a bit unsharp). -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 17:01, 21 May 2017 (UTC) - Weak oppose per King. Daniel Case (talk) 04:36, 22 May 2017 (UTC)
- Oppose per others. I respect this as a good composition, and I'd like to see a similar shot in somewhat warmer light, with a sharper foreground. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 00:16, 24 May 2017 (UTC)
- Support I like the light and the composition. Useful description. Good EV. Yann (talk) 15:20, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
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