Amato (river)

Amato Lamato
Amato valley seen from Reventino
Data
location	Calabria , Province of Catanzaro , Italy
River system	Amato
River basin district	Appennino Meridionale
source	Sila Piccola near the Colle Santa Maria
Source height	900  m slm
muzzle	at S. Eufémia Lamézia in the Tyrrhenian Sea Coordinates: 38 ° 53 ′ 0 ″  N , 16 ° 13 ′ 0 ″  E 38 ° 53 ′ 0 ″  N , 16 ° 13 ′ 0 ″  E
Mouth height	0  m slm
Height difference	900 m
Bottom slope	16 ‰
length	56 km
Catchment area	412 km²
Drain	NNQ	6.8 m³ / s
Left tributaries	Torbido, Pésipe
Right tributaries	La Fiumarella, Cancello, Sant'Ippolito

Soveria Mannelli, Source of Amato (Torrente Occhiorosso)

Amato Valley near San Pietro Apostolo

The Amato or Lamato (ancient Lametos ) is a river in the province of Catanzaro in Calabria , Italy .

The river arises from the confluence of the source streams Sabettella and Occhiorosso in the Sila Piccola near the Colle Santa Maria ( 1795  m ) near Soveria Manelli. It initially runs in a south-easterly direction and flows through the Piana di Santa Margherita, with the Cosenza – Catanzaro railway following the Ferrovie della Calabria at times , at a short distance from the Corace River , which it meets at the Serrastretta-Carlópoli railway station to less than approaching one kilometer. Then it turns in a large arc to the west; here the state road 280 from Catanzaro to Lamezia Terme follows its course.