Adda

river in Italy

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Adda is a river located in Italy that flows through the northern part of the country. It matters as an important waterway in the region, contributing to the local geography and water systems.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: river
Country: Italy
Located in: Lombardy
Continent: Europe
Image: Adda da Crespi.JPG
Length: 313

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tributary: Poschiavino
Commons gallery: Adda
Commons category: Adda river
mouth of the watercourse: Po
topic's main category: Category:Adda river
lake on watercourse: Lake Como
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
watershed area: 7979
discharge: 187
different from: Adda
present in work: Codex Atlanticus
significant place: Lake Como
significant person: Leonardo da Vinci

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Encyclopedic overview

The Adda (Latin: Abdua, or Addua; Lombard: Ada, or Adda) is a river in North Italy, a tributary of the Po. It rises in the Alps near the border with Switzerland and flows through Lake Como. The Adda joins the Po near Castelnuovo Bocca d'Adda, a few kilometers upstream of Cremona. The river's length is 313 kilometres (194 mi). The highest point of the drainage basin is the summit of La Spedla (a subpeak of Piz Bernina), at 4,020 metres (13,190 ft).

Towns along the river include Bormio, Tirano, Sondrio, Bellagio and Lecco (both on Lake Como), Brivio and Lodi. The Poschiavino, a tributary, originates in Switzerland and flows through the town of Poschiavo.

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