Panaro (river)

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Panaro
Bridge of Olina.jpg
Bridge of Olina
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Location
Country Italy
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Monte Rondinaio (Foce a Giovo)
  elevation1,600 m (5,200 ft)
Mouth  
  location
River Po near Ferrara
  coordinates
44°55′34″N11°25′25″E / 44.9260°N 11.4237°E / 44.9260; 11.4237 Coordinates: 44°55′34″N11°25′25″E / 44.9260°N 11.4237°E / 44.9260; 11.4237
Length148 km (92 mi)
Basin size2,292 km2 (885 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average37 m3/s (1,300 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression PoAdriatic Sea

The Panaro is an Italian river and the final right-hand tributary to the Po, discounting the Cavo Napoleonico canal. It runs right across Emilia-Romagna in a north-easterly direction: from its source close to the Apennine watershed, where Emilia-Romagna meets Tuscany, to its outlet where the Po marks the region's boundary with Veneto. Its Latin name was Scultenna.

It is 148 kilometres (92 mi) long, with a 2,292-square-kilometre (885 sq mi) drainage basin; alternating between aridity in summer and fullness in spring and autumn.

Its principal source, the Rio delle Tagliole, rises at Foce a Giovo, Monte Rondinaio, some 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of highest peak of the Tuscan-Emillian Apennines, Monte Cimone, elevation 2,165 metres (7,103 ft). From here it flows down the valley in a northeastern direction. At Pievepelago (in the Province of Modena) it changes name to Scoltenna, assuming in the territory of Pavullo nel Frignano finally that of Panaro. In this area it makes up the border between the communities of Montana del Frignano and Montana dell’appennino Modena Est. Close to Modena, it joins the Naviglio de Modena and becomes navigable until its confluence with the Po, a little to the west of Ferrara. It runs through Vignola, Finale Emilia and Bondeno.

Of particular historical and artistic interest is the bridge of Olina, constructed in 1522, crossing the river close to the small town of the same name, in the commune of Pavullo nel Frignano

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