It has an elevation of 1,923 m (6,309 ft) and a surface area of 5.2 ha (13 acres).

[2] In 1926, a dam was built enabling use of the lake as a reservoir.

The nearby Palü hydro-electric power station [de] has an installed capacity of 10 MW and is fed by a pressurised pipe-line from Lago Bianco.

The outfall from this plant, along with water from Lago Palü, feeds an underground pipeline to the Cavaglia power station [de] at Cavaglia.

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