Agogna

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Agogna
At Borgomanero

At Borgomanero

Data
location Piedmont , Lombardy , Italy
River system Po
Drain over Po  → Adriatic
source on Monte Mottarone
Source height approx.  1000  m slm
muzzle In Mezzana Bigli in the Po coordinates: 45 ° 3 '58 "  N , 8 ° 54' 37"  E 45 ° 3 '58 "  N , 8 ° 54' 37"  E
Mouth height approx.  70  m slm
Height difference approx. 930 m
Bottom slope approx. 6.6 ‰
length 140 km
Catchment area 995 km²
Medium-sized cities Lomello , Novara

The Agogna is a left tributary of the Po and about 140 km long. It flows through the two Italian regions of Piedmont and Lombardy . Its source is located between Lake Orta and Lake Maggiore on Monte Mottarone . It then runs south through the provinces of Novara and Pavia . At Balossa Bigli, a district of the municipality of Mezzana Bigli , it finally flows into the Po.

The Agogna near its source at Armeno

During the Napoleonic Wars there was a department that was named after the river and its capital was Novara .

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