River Po

The Po ( error: }: 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.

Po
River Po
The Po near Cremona, Lombardy
River Po
Map o the Po River wattershed
Basin
Main sourceMonte Viso
Near Crissolo, Piedmont, Italy
3,700 m (12,100 ft)
44°42′5″N 7°5′35″E / 44.70139°N 7.09306°E / 44.70139; 7.09306
River moothAdriatic Sea
Near Adria, Veneto, Italy
0 m (0 ft)
44°57′9″N 12°25′55″E / 44.95250°N 12.43194°E / 44.95250; 12.43194 12°25′55″E / 44.95250°N 12.43194°E / 44.95250; 12.43194
Basin size74,000 km2 (29,000 sq mi)
Pheesical chairacteristics
Lenth652 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)
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