Lamone (river)

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Lamone
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Location
Country Italy
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Appennino Tosco-Emiliano mountains in the Province of Florence
  elevation1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Mouth Adriatic Sea
  coordinates
44°31′38″N12°16′47″E / 44.5271°N 12.2797°E / 44.5271; 12.2797
Length88 km (55 mi)
Basin size500 km2 (190 sq mi)

The Lamone is a river in the Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna regions of Italy. [1] The source of the river is in the Appennino Tosco-Emiliano mountains in the province of Florence. The river flows northeast near Marradi before crossing the border into the province of Ravenna. It continues flowing northeast near Brisighella, Faenza, Russi and Bagnacavallo before curving eastward north of Ravenna and entering the Adriatic Sea near Marina Romea and Marina di Ravenna.

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References

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