Reno (river)
| Reno | |
|---|---|
The river near Sasso Marconi, at the beginning of its course in the Pianura Padana | |
Location of the Reno River in Italy | |
| Etymology | from Proto-Celtic *Rēnos, 'raging flow' |
| Native name |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Tuscan Apennines, Italy |
| Mouth | Adriatic Sea |
• coordinates | 44°35′27″N 12°16′48″E / 44.5907°N 12.2799°E |
| Length | 211.8 km (131.6 mi) |
| Basin size | 4,628 km2 (1,787 mi2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 95 m3/s (3,400 cu ft/s) |
The Reno (Italian: [ˈrɛːno]; Emilian: Raggn [ˈrɐɲː] or Ränn [ˈræŋː]) is a river of Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany, northern Italy. At 211 km (131 mi), it is the tenth longest river in Italy (the sixth longest of those that flow directly into the sea) and the most important of the region apart from the Po.
It has a drainage basin of 4,628 square kilometres (1,787 mi2). The annual average discharge at the mouth is about 95 cubic metres per second (3,400 cu ft/s); at the point where the river flows into the Pianura Padana (Po River Plain), it amounts to about 25 cubic metres per second (880 cu ft/s). The highest values registered at its outflow into the Po Plain have approached 2,300 cubic metres per second (81,000 cu ft/s), but the typical value when the river is in flood is around 1,000 cubic metres per second (35,000 cu ft/s). The minimal discharge reported is 0.6 cubic metres per second (21 cu ft/s).