Lake Garda

Lake Garda
Lago di Garda (Italian) Benaco (Italian) Lach de Garda (Lombard) Ƚago de Garda (Venetian)
Clockwise from top: Sentinel-2 satellite image of the lake; view of the lake from Manerba; mountains nearby Limone and shared-use path of Garda; panorama of Sirmione; Castel of Malcesine; and panorama of northern-most part of Lake Garda from Nago-Torbole
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Coordinates	45°38′N 10°40′E / 45.633°N 10.667°E / 45.633; 10.667
Primary inflows	Sarca
Primary outflows	Mincio
Catchment area	2,350 km2 (910 sq mi)
Basin countries	Italy
Max. length	51.6 km (32.1 mi)
Max. width	16.7 km (10.4 mi)
Surface area	369.98 km2 (142.85 sq mi)
Average depth	136 m (446 ft)
Max. depth	346 m (1,135 ft)
Water volume	50.35 km3 (40,820,000 acre⋅ft)
Residence time	26.8 years
Shore length1	158.4 km (98.4 mi)
Surface elevation	65 m (213 ft)
Islands	5 (incl. Isola del Garda, Isola San Biagio)
Settlements	See article
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Garda (Italian: Lago di Garda, Italian: [ˈlaːɡo di ˈɡarda], or (Lago) Benaco, Italian: [beˈnaːko]; Eastern Lombard: Lach de Garda; Venetian: Ƚago de Garda) is the largest lake in Italy. It is a popular holiday location in northern Italy, between Brescia and Milan to the west, and Verona and Venice to the east. The lake cuts into the edge of the Italian Alps, particularly the Alpine sub-ranges of the Garda Mountains and the Brenta Group. Glaciers formed this alpine region at the end of the last ice age. The lake and its shoreline are divided between the provinces of Brescia (to the south-west), Verona (south-east) and Trentino (north).