Lake Scaffaiolo is a mountain lake located in the municipality of Fanano, in the Province of Modena (Emilia-Romagna), Italy, within the high Modenese Apennines. Its name is believed to derive from the term scaffa, a likely Lombard word meaning âÂÂa hollow in the groundâ or âÂÂa depression.â The lake lies at an elevation of 1,775 meters and has a surface area of 0.05 kmò.