Length 92 km | Basin size 796 km (307 sq mi) | |
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Main source Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, Monte Marmagnaabout 1,852 m (6,076 ft) Discharge Average rate:mean value 11.3 m/s (400 cu ft/s) at mouth, up to 1,000 m/s (35,000 cu ft/s) in full flood |
The Parma River is a large stream, 92 kilometres (57 mi) long, that begins in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennine mountains and flows in Parma valley.
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Map of Torrente Parma, Province of Parma, Italy
Path
It begins from the lake Lago Santo parmense (outflow called Parma di Lago Santo) and small lakes Gemio and Scuro (outflow called Parma di Badignana). After only 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) Parma di Lago Santo meets Parma di Badignana and then the river take the name of Parma. It flows through the Province of Parma into Parma, dividing the city in two, and then continues to the Po.
Local names
References
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