Alento

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Alento
Bridge over the Alento

Bridge over the Alento

Data
location Southwest Italy, Campania
River system Alento
River basin district Appennino Meridionale
source Monte Le Corne at Stio
40 ° 18 ′ 12 ″  N , 15 ° 14 ′ 9 ″  E
Source height 894  m
muzzle Marina di Casalvelino and Elea Coordinates: 40 ° 9 ′ 47 "  N , 15 ° 8 ′ 35"  E 40 ° 9 ′ 47 "  N , 15 ° 8 ′ 35"  E
Mouth height m
Height difference 894 m
Bottom slope 26 ‰
length 35 km
Catchment area 415 km²
Drain MQ
4.35 m³ / s
Left tributaries T. Fiumicello, T. Badolato
Reservoirs flowed through Alento reservoir

The Alento is a river in southwest Italy. In ancient times the river was called Hales .

geography

The Alento rises near the Monte Le Corne near Gorga, a district of Stio in southern Italy . Stio is in the province of Salerno . After a few kilometers it flows through the Alento reservoir. Then it flows south through a valley between the foothills of the Central Massif of the Cilento on the left and Monte Stella on the right and flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea between Marina di Casalvelino and Elea .

Hydrology

The water of the Alento comes mainly from the central Cilento . The average amount of water in this river is about 4.35 m³ per second.

Web links

Commons : Alento  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Alento reservoir