- Lambro
Infobox River | river_name = Lambro
caption = The river in the Park of Monza
origin =Alps ,Italy
mouth =Po River
basin_countries =Italy
length = 130 km
elevation = 1,685 m
discharge = 5.8 m³/s
watershed = 1,950 km² The Lambro (Western Lombard : "Lamber" or "Lambar") is a river ofLombardy , northernItaly , a left tributary of the Po. In Latin its name meant “clear”, although today it is one of the most polluted rivers of Europe. The Lambro rises from the Monte San Primo (1,685 m) near theGhisallo , in theprovince of Como , not far fromLake Como . AfterMagreglio it flows through the Vallassina and the "comuni" of Asso,Ponte Lambro and Erba, enteringLake Pusiano with the name of "Lambrone". Later it passes throughBrianza reachingMonza and crossing its famous park (where kingUmberto I was assassinated byGaetano Bresci ) in two branches which join again before the river passes through the eastern part ofMilan . AtMelegnano it receives the waters of theVettabbia and, atSant'Angelo Lodigiano , those of its main tributary, theLambro meridionale (or “Southern Lambro”), almost doubling its discharge. The Lambro flows into the Po nearOrio Litta .At 5.8 m³/s the average discharge of the Lambro is relatively small, but it can be occasionally boosted to 40 m³/s or more by the Milanese water drains and dangerous floods are frequent in the rainy seasons. Also a name of Innocenti's popular three wheeler commercial transport vehicle
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