Turano (river)

Turano
Data
location	Italy , Abruzzo , Latium
River system	Tiber
Drain over	Velino  → Nera  → Tiber  → Tyrrhenian Sea
River basin district	Appennino Centrale
source	on Monte Bove
muzzle	at Rieti in the Velino coordinates: 42 ° 26 ′ 21 ″  N , 12 ° 47 ′ 41 ″  E 42 ° 26 ′ 21 ″  N , 12 ° 47 ′ 41 ″  E
length	70 km
Reservoirs flowed through	Lago del Turano

The Turano (Latin Tolenus ) is a river in central Italy , in the regions of Abruzzo and Latium . It is a left tributary of the Velino , into which it flows at Rieti .

It rises on Monte Bove in the municipality of Carsoli and is 70 km long. It flows through the Sabine Mountains .

Turano reservoir

Lago del Turano
Tributaries	Turano
Drain	Turano
Data
Coordinates	42 ° 12 ′ 42 "  N , 12 ° 57 ′ 25"  E
Altitude above sea level	536  m slm
surface	5.6 km²
length	7.9 km
width	1.3 km

From 1935 to 1938 the Lago del Turano was dammed. The most fertile soils in the region disappeared, leading to an exodus of the population. Today, however, the lake plays an important role in tourism, which has become the most important industry.

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