[1] Lake Cecita is a man made reservoir created by constructing a hydroelectric dam on the Mucone River in the province of Cosenza, along La Sila mountain range near the Calabrian town of Camigliatello Silano.
Its banks pass through towns Spezzano della Sila, Longobucco, and Celico.
Dam construction began in 1947 by then local company Lodigiani, now known as Salini Impregilo, on behalf of energy producer S.M.E., Southern Electrical Society of Naples, and was completed in 1951.
The lake is located on the western border of Sila National Park.
The dam is also used to irrigate surrounding fields, which are largely used to grow potatoes.