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Po (river)

Po (river)

Key facts

instance oriver
kintraItaly
is in the admeenistrative unitPiemont
describit bi soorceOttův slovník naučný
All data from the card 5
Main source
Monte VisoNear Crissolo, Piedmont, Italy3,700 m (12,100 ft)44°42′5″N 7°5′35″E / 44.70139°N 7.09306°E
River mooth
Adriatic SeaNear Adria, Veneto, Italy0 m (0 ft)44°57′9″N 12°25′55″E / 44.95250°N 12.43194°E
Basin size
74,000 km2 (29,000 sq mi)
Lenth
652 km (405 mi)
Dischairge
Average rate:1,540 m3/s (54,000 cu ft/s) Maximum rate:3,100 m3/s (110,000 cu ft/s)

The Po ([Padus an Eridanus] error: {{lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help); Italian: Po Italian pronunciation:; auncient Ligurian: Bodincus or Bodencus; Greek: Πάδος an Ἠριδανός) is a river that flows either 652 km (405 mi) or 682 km (424 mi) – considerin the length o the Maira, a richt baunk tributary – eastward athort northren Italy, frae a spring seepin frae a stony hillside at Pian del Re, a flat place at the heid o the Val Po unner the northwast face o Monviso (in the Cottian Alps) through a delta projectin intae the Adriatic Sea near Venice. It is the langest river in Italy.

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