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Mincio/Sarca
The Mincio at Peschiera del Garda.Origin Pinzolo, Italy (Sarca), Peschiera del Garda, Italy (Mincio) Mouth Po River Basin countries Italy Length 194 km (Total), 78 Km (Sarca), 41 km (Lake Garda), 75 km (Mincio) Source elevation 770m (Sarca), 65m (Mincio) Avg. discharge 60 m³/s Basin area 2,859 km² Mincio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmintʃo]; Latin: Mincius, Ancient Greek: Minchios, Μιγχιος) is a river in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.
Called the Sarca River before entering Lake Garda, it flows from there about 65 km past Mantua into the Po River.
The former lower part of its course had flowed into the Adriatic Sea near Adria until the breach at Cucca in 589, roughly following the course of the river that is currently known by the name of Canal Bianco; it had been a waterway from the sea to the lake until then.
References
- (Italian) Rubis Zemella: La mia Polesella perduta, printed by his own (1992) and reprinted by A.V.I.S. di Polesella (1998).
Coordinates: 45°04′N 10°59′E / 45.067°N 10.983°E
Categories:- Po basin
- Rivers of Italy
- Rivers of Lombardy
- Rivers of the Province of Mantua
- Rivers of the Veneto
- Province of Verona
- Lombardy geography stubs
- Veneto geography stubs
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