Crathis
Sign in to savethumb|The Crati at its confluence with the Busento river near the center of Cosenza The Crati is a river in Calabria, southern Italy. It is the largest river of Calabria and the third largest river of southern Italy after the Volturno and the Sele. In classical antiquity it was known as the Crathis or Crater (Greek: ).
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- River.name
- Crati
- River.image
- Il fiume Crati.jpg
- River.image_caption
- The Crati at Cosenza
- River.map
- Crati (fleuve).png
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Italy
- River.subdivision_type3
- Region
- River.subdivision_name3
- Calabria
- River.source1
- Sila Mountains
- River.mouth
- Gulf of Taranto
- River.mouth_location
- Laghi di Sibari
- River.tributaries_left
- Busento, Coscile
- River.tributaries_right
- Arente, Mucone, Duglia
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thumb|The Crati at its confluence with the Busento river near the center of Cosenza The Crati is a river in Calabria, southern Italy. It is the largest river of Calabria and the third largest river of southern Italy after the Volturno and the Sele. In classical antiquity it was known as the Crathis or Crater (Greek: ).
==Geography== The Crati rises in the central Sila Mountains in the comune Aprigliano. It starts at as the Craticello at an elevation of 1,742 meters. It descends very steeply northward towards Cosenza where it is joined on the left by the Busento river, doubling in size. From here on it flows through a large plain, the Vallo del Crati. Here it is joined by several tributaries from the right: the Arente, Mucone (its main tributary on the right) and Duglia rivers. Several smaller streams also join it on the right: the Finita, Turbolo, Cucchiato, Campagnano, Mavigliano and Settimo. The river is also joined by several left tributaries including the Annea. It has a drainage basin of .