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Tanaro

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The Tanaro (; ; ; ) is a long river in northwestern Italy. The river begins in the Ligurian Alps, near the border with France, and is the most significant right-side tributary to the Po in terms of length, size of drainage basin (partly Alpine, partly Apennine), and discharge.

Key facts

River.name
Tanaro
River.image
Fiume Tanaro al tramonto.jpg
River.image_caption
Near Alessandria
River.map
LocationTanaroRiver.png
River.source1_location
Ligurian Alps, on the slopes of Monte Saccarello
River.mouth_location
Po near Bassignana (AL)
River.subdivision_type1
Country
River.subdivision_name1
Italy
River.tributaries_left
Ellero, Stura di Demonte, Borbore, Versa
River.tributaries_right
Belbo, Bormida

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
river
Country
Italy
Located in
Piedmont
Continent
Europe
Image
Fiume Tanaro al tramonto.jpg
Length
276
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tributary
Pesio
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Tanaro
Commons category
Tanaro
mouth of the watercourse
Po
watershed area
8000
discharge
116.1
origin of the watercourse
Ligurian Alps
basin country
Italy
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Sources
  • Course
  • Tributaries
  • Regime
  • Flood events
  • History
  • References
  • See also

The Tanaro (; ; ; ) is a long river in northwestern Italy. The river begins in the Ligurian Alps, near the border with France, and is the most significant right-side tributary to the Po in terms of length, size of drainage basin (partly Alpine, partly Apennine), and discharge.

== Geography ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tanaro” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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