Po

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The Po is Italy’s longest and most important river, flowing eastward across northern Italy from the Alps to the Adriatic Sea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
basinCountry Italy
continent Europe
country Italy
delta Po Delta
directionOfFlow west-to-east
drainageBasin Po basin
drainageBasinArea over 70,000 km²
economicRegion Po Valley NERFINISHED
flowsFrom Alps NERFINISHED
flowsInto Adriatic Sea NERFINISHED
flowsNearCity Casalmaggiore NERFINISHED
Cremona
Ferrara NERFINISHED
Guastalla
Mantua NERFINISHED
Parma NERFINISHED
Piacenza NERFINISHED
Reggio Emilia
Turin
flowsThroughRegion Emilia-Romagna NERFINISHED
Lombardy NERFINISHED
Piedmont region
surface form: Piedmont

Veneto NERFINISHED
formsFeature Po Valley
hasTributary Adda
Dora Baltea
Mincio NERFINISHED
Oglio
Panaro
Secchia
Tanaro NERFINISHED
Ticino NERFINISHED
Trebbia NERFINISHED
importance Italy’s most important river
length about 405 miles
about 652 km
locatedIn Northern Italy
surface form: northern Italy
longestRiverIn Italy
mouth Adriatic Sea
mouthLocation near Venice
notableFor being Italy’s longest river
economic importance
passesThrough Po Plain
regionType major agricultural region
sourceRegion Alps NERFINISHED
usedFor agriculture
hydroelectric power
irrigation
navigation
valley Po Valley

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