The Tammaro (Tàmmaro) is a river in southwestern Italy, with a length of 78 kilometres (48 mi) and a catchment area of 673 square kilometres (260 mi2). It rises in the Sella del Vinchiaturo in the Apennine Mountains and is a tributary of the Calore Irpino river. In ancient times it was known by the Latin name Tamarus.
River in Molise and Campania, southern Italy
Tammaro
Key facts
instance ofriver
countryItaly
located in the administrative territorial entityProvince of Benevento
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- Country
- Molise and Campania, southern Italy
- • location
- Sella di Vinchiaturo
- • elevation
- 558 m (1,831 ft)
- Mouth
- Calore Irpino
- • coordinates
- 41°08′48″N 14°49′55″E / 41.1466°N 14.8320°E
- Length
- 78 km (48 mi)
- Basin size
- 793 km2 (306 sq mi)
- Progression
- Calore Irpino→ Volturno→ Tyrrhenian Sea
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