Agri (Ionian Sea)
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Agri Aciris, Ακύρις (historical) |
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 The Agri in Policoro |
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| location | Province of Potenza , Matera | |
| River system | Agri | |
| River basin district | Appennino Meridionale | |
| source | In the Serra di Calvello | |
| Source height | 1567 m slm | |
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Ionian Sea Coordinates: 40 ° 13 ′ 18 " N , 16 ° 44 ′ 26" E 40 ° 13 ′ 18 " N , 16 ° 44 ′ 26" E
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| length | 136 km | |
| Catchment area | 1770 km² | |
The Agri (historical name: Aciris , Ακύρις) is a river in the southern Italian region of Basilicata and is 136 km long. It rises in the Serra di Calvello mountain range near Marsico Nuovo . It then flows east through its up to 7 km wide valley. To the south of Montemurro it is dammed by a dam and there forms the reservoir Lago del Pertusillo . Further east it finally flows into the Ionian Sea at Scanzano Jonico .
Individual evidence
- ^ FW Putzger: Historical World Atlas, 92nd edition - anniversary edition, Berlin and Bielefeld: Velhagen & Klasing, map 22