Po basin

E72903

The Po basin is the extensive river basin in northern Italy drained by the Po River and its tributaries, encompassing much of the fertile Po Valley.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Po Basin 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin
river basin
contains Po River
Po Valley
containsRegion Po River basin
surface form: Pianura Padana

Po Valley
crossesRegion Aosta Valley
Emilia-Romagna NERFINISHED
Friuli Venezia Giulia
Liguria NERFINISHED
Lombardy
Piedmont
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Veneto NERFINISHED
drainedBy Po River
emptiesInto Adriatic Sea
hasClimateInfluence Alps
Apennines
hasEconomicActivity hydropower generation
industry
intensive agriculture
hasLandUse irrigated cropland
urban areas
hasMajorCity Cremona
Ferrara NERFINISHED
Milan
Parma NERFINISHED
Piacenza NERFINISHED
Turin
hasMajorTributary Adda River
Brenta River
Dora di Veny
surface form: Dora Baltea

Mincio
surface form: Mincio River

Oglio River
Panaro
surface form: Panaro River

Piave River
Secchia River
Tanaro
surface form: Tanaro River

Ticino River
Trebbia
surface form: Trebbia River
hasMouthNear Venice
hasMouthRegion Po Delta
hasOutlet Adriatic Sea
hasRisk flooding
river pollution
subsidence
knownFor fertile alluvial plains
high agricultural productivity
locatedIn Northern Italy
locatedInCountry Italy
partOf Po River basin
surface form: Po River system

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Monte Rosa drainageBasin Po basin
Po drainageBasin Po basin
Po River isPartOf Po basin
this entity surface form: Po Basin
Olona mouthLocatedIn Po basin
Adda River partOf Po basin