Po River basin

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The Po River basin is the largest river basin in Italy, encompassing a broad plain in northern Italy where the Po River and its tributaries collect and drain water from the surrounding Alpine and Apennine regions into the Adriatic Sea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin
river basin
borderedBy Alps
Apennines
climate continental influences
humid subtropical
contains Po Valley
country Italy
crossesMountainRange Alps foothills
dominantLandUse intensive agriculture
drainageAreaApprox about 27,000 square miles
about 71,000 square kilometers
drainsInto Adriatic Sea
economicImportance major agricultural region of Italy
major industrial region of Italy
emptiesNear Adriatic coast of northeastern Italy
environmentalIssue land subsidence in the Po Delta
loss of wetlands
water pollution
geomorphologicalFeature broad alluvial plain
hasDeltaType wave-influenced delta
hydrologicalIssue drought risk
seasonal flooding
includesCity Cremona
Ferrara
Mantua
Milan
Parma
Pavia
Piacenza
Turin
includesRegion Aosta Valley
Emilia-Romagna
Friuli Venezia Giulia
Liguria
Lombardy
Piedmont
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Veneto
largestRiverBasinIn Italy
locatedIn Northern Italy
surface form: northern Italy
locatedOnContinent Europe
mainCrops forage crops
maize
rice
soybeans
sugar beet
wheat
mainRiver Po River
majorTributary Adda
Dora Baltea
Dora Riparia
Mincio
Oglio
Panaro
Secchia
Sesia
Taro
Ticino
Trebbia
mouthRegion Po Delta
partOf Mediterranean Basin
sourceRegion Alps
Apennines
usedFor drinking water supply
hydropower generation
irrigation
navigation

Referenced by (49)

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Maritime Alps drainageBasin Po River basin
Ligurian Alps drainageBasin Po River basin
Olona drainageBasin Po River basin
Po basin partOf Po River basin
this entity surface form: Po River system
Po basin containsRegion Po River basin
this entity surface form: Pianura Padana
Dora Riparia partOf Po River basin
this entity surface form: Po River watershed
Pian del Re partOf Po River basin
Pian del Re category Po River basin
Adda belongsToHydrologicalSystem Po River basin
this entity surface form: Po River system
Lake Maggiore partOf Po River basin
Secchia partOf Po River basin
Secchia riverSystem Po River basin
this entity surface form: Po River system
Mincio crosses Po River basin
this entity surface form: Pianura Padana
Armata del Po associatedRegion Po River basin
this entity surface form: Po River region
Armata del Po geographicalFocus Po River basin
Padan Plain alsoKnownAs Po River basin
this entity surface form: Pianura Padana
Padan Plain partOf Po River basin
Dora Baltea basin partOf Po River basin
Dora Baltea basin locatedIn Po River basin
this entity surface form: Po Valley hydrological system
Dora Baltea basin isSubBasinOf Po River basin
Sesia riverSystem Po River basin
Sesia partOf Po River basin
this entity surface form: Po Valley hydrological network
Monviso drainageBasin Po River basin
Cisalpine Gaul locatedOn Po River basin
Lepontine Alps drainageBasin Po River basin
Fusignano locatedInRiverBasin Po River basin
Rhaetian Alps drainageBasin Po River basin
Lake Annone (nearby) drainageBasin Po River basin
subject surface form: Lake Annone
Muzza Canal mouthBasin Po River basin
Lake Iseo drainageBasin Po River basin
Ticino River drainageBasin Po River basin
Upper Olona formsPartOf Po River basin
this entity surface form: Po River basin via Olona River
Port of Venice waterwayConnection Po River basin
Savena River hasHydrologicalSystem Po River basin
this entity surface form: Po River system
Province of Ferrara contains Po River basin
this entity surface form: Terre del Reno
Lugano Prealps drainageBasin Po River basin
Po di Volano locatedIn Po River basin
Messa partOf Po River basin
Messa hydrologicalSystem Po River basin
this entity surface form: Po River system
Messa mouthBasin Po River basin
Messa hasWatershed Po River basin
this entity surface form: Po River watershed
Messa riverBasinDistrict Po River basin
this entity surface form: Po River Basin District
Superga hill offersViewOf Po River basin
this entity surface form: Po River valley
Sassuolo drainageBasin Po River basin
Agenzia Interregionale per il fiume Po (AIPo) appliesTo Po River basin
subject surface form: Agenzia Interregionale per il fiume Po
Agenzia Interregionale per il fiume Po (AIPo) locatedIn Po River basin
subject surface form: Agenzia Interregionale per il fiume Po
Secchia River riverSystem Po River basin
Monte Rosa glaciers drainsInto Po River basin
Lake Garlate partOf Po River basin