Cingino Dam

The Cingino Dam is a gravity masonry dam located 7 kilometres (4 mi) southwest of Antrona Schieranco, Valle Antrona, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in Piedmont, Italy. The dam creates Lago Cingino (or Cingino reservoir) which is fed by the Antigine and Troncone streams.^[2] The reservoir has a surface area of 0.14 square kilometres (0.1 sq mi) and is maximum 2,262 metres (7,421 ft) above sea level,^[3] typically 2,250 metres (7,382 ft).^[4] It is one of five reservoirs within a hydroelectric complex in the Valle Antrona and helps supply the Campliccioli Power Plant with water for power production.^[2]

Cingino Dam
Alpine Ibex goats on the wall
Location of Cingino Dam in Italy
Official name	Diga del Cingino
Country	Italy
Location	Antrona Schieranco, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont
Coordinates	46°1′49″N 8°2′17″E
Construction began	1925[1]: 2
Opening date	1930[1]: 2
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity, masonry[1]: 2
Height	46 metres (151 ft) (by D.L. 08/08/1994 definition)[1] 51 metres (167 ft) (by D.M. 24/03/1982 definition)[1]
Width (crest)	152 metres (499 ft)[1]

The dam became an internet sensation due to pictures of Alpine Ibex that climb up its steep downstream face in order to lick salt off the stones.^[5] A video shared by the BBC's Forces of Nature with Brian Cox has been viewed over 208 million times as of May 2022.^[6] Despite the picturesque setting, Atlas Obscura describes the dam as "otherwise unremarkable."^[7]