| Secchia | |
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 Dam on the Secchia nearCampogalliano. | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Tuscan-EmilianApennines,Alpe di Succiso |
| • elevation | 2,017 m (6,617 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Po, south ofMantua |
• coordinates | 45°03′45″N11°00′21″E / 45.0624°N 11.0057°E /45.0624; 11.0057 |
| Length | 172 km (107 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,292 km2 (885 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 42 m3/s (1,500 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Po→Adriatic Sea |
TheSecchia (pronounced[ˈsekkja];Emilian:Sècia; called byPlinyGabellus)[1] is an Italian river. One of the main right bank tributaries of thePo, it flows through theEmilia-Romagna region in northern Italy.
It is 172 kilometres (107 mi) long, and has adrainage basin with a catchment area of 2,292 square kilometres (885 sq mi), alternating between aridity in the dry summer months and higher flows during the wet spring and autumn periods. It originates atAlpe di Succiso at an elevation of 2,017 metres (6,617 ft), close to the pass ofCerreto in theTuscan-EmilianApennines, then it heads north, touching on the territory ofFrignano, passing into the territory of the commune ofPavullo nel Frignano and reaching thePo Valley close toSassuolo (in theprovince of Modena). Here it touches on the city ofModena and, with its riverbank protected by embankments, runs into the Po just south ofMantua, close to the mouth of theMincio.
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