Lago del Segrino, a hidden Italian treasure
Lago del Segrino is a lake in the Province of Como, Lombardy, Italy. Its surface area is of 0.35 km².
It has an elongated shape with a length of about 1800 mt and a maximum width of about 400 mt. It is surrounded by the steep slopes of Mount Pesora and Mount Cornizzolo (1200 mt) to the east, and Scioscia Hill (671 mt) to the west, within the villages of Canzo, Eupilio and Longone al Segrino.
The lake originates from the damming of a valley due to the presence of a glacial moraine. The absence of visible tributaries along its perimeter suggests to all the scientists of this area the presence of underwater sources of karstic origin, a hypothesis compatible with the fact that the entire valley is formed by calcareous rocks.
No significant emissaries can be observed, with the exception of a small canal in the surroundings of Eupilio, whose water is dispersed in glacial deposits. Overall, the lake's hydrological balance is mainly maintained by an underground karst system.
The comparison between the current morphology of the lake with what is represented in the old cadastral maps shows a progressive reduction in the lake surface. The main reason for this phenomenon lies in the fact that marsh areas developed due to a progressive silting. Maybe, a possible reclamation (occurred in the last centuries) of swamp areas for agricultural purposes could be a second reason, as well.
Today, the lake is populated by a lot of local animals, especially birds. It is a destination for people who like walking, jogging or running as the entire perimeter of the lake (5.2 km) is accessible and walkable.
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No significant outflows can be observed, with the exception of a small channel (or "stream" - a canal is normally a human-created channel) in the surroundings of Eupilio, whose water is dispersed in glacial deposits. Overall, the lake's hydrological balance is mainly maintained by an underground karst system.
The comparison between the current morphology of the lake with what is represented in the old (you don't need this "cadastral", and again it is a very little-used word) maps shows a progressive reduction in the lake surface. The main reason for this phenomenon lies in the fact that marshy ("marsh" is OK here but "marshy" is probably better, I think) areas developed due to a progressive silting. Maybe, a possible reclamation of swamp areas (occurred in recent centuries) for agricultural purposes could be a second reason, as well.
Today, the lake is populated by a lot of local animals, especially birds. It is a destination for people who like walking, jogging or running, as the entire perimeter of the lake (5.2 km) is accessible and walkable.
This is mostly very good. Many of these corrections are really suggestions of alternatives. Always in more advanced writing in English (and in Italian too?) there are choices of style which will be influenced by purpose and intended or expected audience (readership). Here, you have adopted quite a technical, "authoritative" style, designed probably more for sharing with specialists than enthusing a general audience, perhaps accidentally ?
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Lago del Segrino, a hidden Italian treasure
Lago del Segrino is a lake in the Province of Como, Lombardy, Italy. Its surface area is of 0.35 km².It has an elongated shape, with a length of about 1800 metres (Br Eng - US ENg has "meters" - it's better to write the first one in full I think, though if you do abbreviate the standard form is "m") and a maximum width of about 400 m. It is surrounded by the steep slopes of Mount Pesora and Mount Cornizzolo (1200 m) to the east, and Scioscia Hill (671 m) to the west, within the communes* of Canzo, Eupilio and Longone al Segrino.
* It sounds strange in English to talk of a lake being "within a village". I've guessed you mean the local authority area of responsibility, which so far as I know in Italy would be a commune? )
The lake originates from the obstruction ("damming" implies the presence of an animal- constructed barrier of some sort) of a valley due to the presence of rocks and debris deposited by an old glacier ("glacial moraine" flirts with being a tautology in English, and "moraine" is a technical word I think little used outside specialist circles). The absence of visible tributaries along the lake's (it's been a while since you mentioned it, so I feel a return to the noun might be better than the "its" here) perimeter suggests to all the scientists of this area the presence of underwater sources of karstic** origin, a hypothesis compatible with the fact that the entire valley is formed by calcareous** rocks.
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Thank you very much Paul for appreciating my piece of writing :)
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A lovely piece of writing.... I can't find anything to correct :)
Paul
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