Fiumelatte river

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The Fiumelatte river is a very short, seasonal Italian stream near Lake Como, noted for its milky-white waters and sudden springtime appearance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
seasonal stream
associatedWith village of Fiumelatte
country Italy
drainageBasin Po basin NERFINISHED
ecosystemType alpine foothill stream
elevationDifference steep descent from source to lake
flowPattern appears in spring
disappears in autumn
flowsInto Lake Como NERFINISHED
geologicalContext karstic limestone area
hasCulturalSignificance local curiosity described since Renaissance times
hasSeason flows mainly from March to October
hasTouristPath trail from Varenna to source
hasType intermittent river
hydrologicalFeature short and steep course
length approximately 250 meters
localName Fiumelatte NERFINISHED
locatedIn Lombardy
Province of Lecco NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Atlanticus NERFINISHED
mouthLocation Lake Como NERFINISHED
nameLanguage Italian
nameMeaning milk river
near eastern shore of Lake Como
town of Varenna NERFINISHED
notableCharacteristic milky-white waters
very short length
notableFor intermittent flow
sudden springtime appearance
partOf Lake Como basin NERFINISHED
region Northern Italy NERFINISHED
seasonality seasonal
sourceLocation limestone cliffs above Varenna
sourceType karst spring
studiedBy Leonardo da Vinci NERFINISHED
tourism local tourist attraction
viewed from boats on Lake Como
visibleFrom coast road along Lake Como
waterAppearanceCause aeration of fast-flowing water
turbulence and suspended sediments
waterColor milky white

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Fiumelatte hasPart Fiumelatte river
Fiumelatte waterBody Fiumelatte river