# Lake Patria > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lake_Patria > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lake_Patria.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Patria > Source revision: 1341893941 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Lake in Italy}} thumb|View of the shore of Lake Patria '''Lake Patria''' or Lago Patria is the largest coastal [lake](/source/lake) in [Campania](/source/Campania), with an area of 2 km2. It is located in the municipality of [Giugliano in Campania](/source/Giugliano_in_Campania), in the ''frazione'' called precisely Lago Patria, and partly in the municipality of [Castel Volturno](/source/Castel_Volturno), in the [province of Caserta](/source/province_of_Caserta). It has a characteristic heart shape.{{cite book |title=Lagune d'Italia: visita alle zone umide lungo le coste dei nostri mari a piedi, in barca, in bicicletta|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mucV1eXx0YkC|last=Turri|first=Eugenio|location=Milano|publisher=Touring Editore|page=106|year=1999|isbn = 9788836515882}} It is the southernmost of the Pontine lakes. At the time of the Latins it was known as Literna Palus and the city of [Liternum](/source/Liternum) extended on the south bank. In ancient times, especially before the hydraulic works of the 17th century, it extended further north, with a large marshy area. In fact, the Clanis, which in ancient times flowed into Lake Patria, was artificially irregular and led to flow 9 km further north, to Pinetamare. Today it is fed by modest freshwater streams and some springs, but also by a canal, now cemented, which connects it to the sea and allows the entry of salt water. The surface is located about 4 m above sea level. Lake Patria can be considered a coastal lake due to its position close to the sea, the modest depth (on average 1.5 m) and the salinity of the waters. Lake Patria hosts a rich fauna of marsh birds and the fish fauna is also very differentiated. Since 1999 it has been part of the Foce Volturno - Costa di Licola Nature Reserve, a regional protected area that has merged and enlarged previous protected areas. == Sport == Rowing is regularly practiced on its surface and the Circolo del Remo e della Vela Italia has transferred its structure relating to this sport from its original Neapolitan headquarters in Santa Lucia. In 1963 it hosted the rowing competitions of the [IV Mediterranean Games](/source/Mediterranean_Games). == References == == External links == * [https://eunis.eea.europa.eu/sites/IT8030018 EUNIS -Site factsheet for Lago di Patria] {{coord|40|56|N|14|02|E|display=title|region:IT_type:waterbody_source:GNS-enwiki}} Patria --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Lake Patria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Patria) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Patria?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.