Sanabria Lake

Sanabria Lake (Spanish: Lago de Sanabria, Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlaɣo ðe saˈnaβɾja]; Leonese: Llagu de Senabria) is a lake located 8 km to the northwest of Puebla de Sanabria in the province of Zamora, Spain. It is one of the very few sizable natural lakes in Spain.[1]

Sanabria Lake Lago de Sanabria Llagu de Senabria
Sanabria Lake Lago de Sanabria Llagu de Senabria
Location	La Sanabria, Castile and León
Coordinates	42°07′21″N 6°43′09″W
Primary inflows	Río Segundera, Río Cárdena
Primary outflows	Río Trefacio
Catchment area	11.42 km2 (4.41 sq mi)
Basin countries	Spain
Max. length	3.3 km (2.1 mi)
Max. width	1.47 km (0.91 mi)
Surface area	3.48 km2 (1.34 sq mi)
Average depth	27.7 m (91 ft)
Max. depth	51 m (167 ft)
Water volume	96,289,887 m3 (3.4004453×109 cu ft)
Shore length1	9.13 km (5.67 mi)
Surface elevation	1,018 m (3,340 ft)
Islands	one
Settlements	Puebla de Sanabria
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

With a surface of 368 hectares it is also the largest glacial lake in the Iberian Peninsula.

The main inflow and outflow of water from the lake is the river Tera. The lake is a widening of the Tera.

The Sanabria lake is now within the limits of the Sanabria Lake Natural Park. The area was declared a Natural Park in 1978.[2]

The Sanabria comarca is one of the few areas in Western Europe having a sizeable population of wild wolves living in the Sierra de la Culebra mountain range.

The lake was the site of a tragedy when the Vega de Tera dam failed and triggered a deadly flood. Bodies of the 144 killed ended up in the lake, most not recovered.[3]