Research into the River Po

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NUMBER ONE

The source of the river Po is the Cottian Alps.

The river Po is 405 miles (652 Km).

The river Po has 141 tributaries; these include the Adda and Reno tributaries. The Reno was a tributary of the river Po until the middle of the eighteenth century when the course was diverted to lessen the risk of devastating floods.

About 60 million people visit the river Po regions in Italy every year.

Has a catchment basin of 27,000 square miles (70,000 square kilometres), which created the Val Padana, the plain that stretches across northern Italy from the French border on the west to the Adriatic Sea on the east.

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More than 16 million people (nearly a third of all Italians) live in the Val Padana, and is some of the most heavily cultivated land in Europe.

The maximum width of the river Po is 200/400 meters after Mantova.

The maximum depth of the river Po is 120 metres.

The most important cities across the River Po are: Torino, Piacenza, Cremona, Ferrara.

The Po river provides water for civil, industrial and agricultural usage. Its power is also used to produce electricity.

NUMBER TWO

The Northern part of Italy has hot summers and cold winter, ...

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