River Po Italy Map

#28 taro river river updated: The po is the longest river in italy; The taro flows into the po near gramignazzo, a frazione of the comune of sissa, north of parma.

The major rivers that flow from the apennines to the south—usually swifter and with heavier sediment—are (from west to east) the trebbia, taro, and secchia. 1 of 15 people fish near a hydroelectric power plant at isola serafini, on the po river in. Major cities on these rivers are piacenza, parma, reggio nell'emilia, and modena.

Major cities on these rivers are piacenza, parma, reggio nell'emilia, and modena.

The po, italy’s largest river both in length (over 650km) and quantity (it carries between 500 and 1500 cubic metres of water per second), together with its numerous tributaries (a good 141), it is the only real river system on the peninsula, capable of supplying water for civil, industrial and agricultural use as well as producing electricity. This river measures 405 miles in length and 1,650 feet at its width. As observed on the map above, the apennine mountains (a range of the alps) from the italian peninsula's backbone extend south through italy, then directly beneath the narrow strait of messina to cover much of sicily. At its widest point its width is 503 m (1,650 ft).