Lake Idro

45°46′48″N 10°30′36″E / 45.78000°N 10.51000°E / 45.78000; 10.51000Primary inflowsChiese, Caffaro, Re di AnfoPrimary outflowsChieseCatchment area617 km² (238 sq mi)Basin countriesItalyMax. length11 km (6.8 mi)Max. width1.9 km (1.2 mi)Surface area11.4 km² (4.4 sq mi)Max. depth122 m (400 ft)Water volume335 hm³ (272,000 acre⋅ft)Shore length¹24 km (15 mi)Surface elevation368 m (1,207 ft)SettlementsBondone, Idro, Anfo, Bagolino¹ Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Idro (Italian: Lago d'Idro, also Eridio from Latin: Eridius lacus, Lombard: Lac d'Ider, German: Idrosee) is an Italian prealpine lake of glacial origin situated largely within the Province of Brescia (Lombardy) and in part in Trentino.

At 368 m above sea level it is the highest of the Lombard prealpine lakes. The lake is fed principally by the waters of the river Chiese; that river is also its only emissary. It has a surface area of 11.4 km² and a maximum depth of 122 m.

The lake is surrounded by wooded mountains. The shoreline of some 24 km is shared across four communes: Idro (the frazioni Crone and Lemprato), from which the lake takes its name, Anfo, Bagolino (fraz. Ponte Caffaro) and Bondone (fraz. Baitoni).

Lake Idro currently faces severe problems of eutrophication resulting from the absence of adequate sewerage systems and the use of its feed-waters for irrigation and the generation of hydropower: it has become a site of conflict between environmental, agricultural and electricity industry interests.

The name derives from a legendary monster (Idra) who supposedly lived there