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Maggia (river)

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The Maggia River is a river in the Swiss canton of Ticino.

The springs are near the Cristallina mountain and the river runs through the Val Sambuco, the Val Lavizzara, and the Valle Maggia, and enters Lago Maggiore near Ascona.

The river is used for hydroelectric power production, e.g. with the Naret and Sambuco dams near the sources.

The Maggia river is a popular Scuba dive spot due to its crystal clear waters.

  • [1] Ofima, electricity producer (website is in Italian/German).

Maggia is also a town in the Vallemaggia District of Canton Ticino, Switzerland . It has 774 inhabitants (2000). The Municipality of Nuova Maggia has been created in 2004 to reunite the previously distinct municipalities of Maggia, Moghegno, Aurigeno, Giumaglio, Someo and Lodano. Nuova Maggia has about 2400 inhabitants and its official language is Italian.


 

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