Secchia
Sign in to saveThe Secchia (; ; called by Pliny ) is an Italian river. One of the main right bank tributaries of the Po, it flows through the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. thumb|upright=1.8|The Secchia in an 1847 map
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- Secchia
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- Diga della cassa di espansione della secchia, rubiera 01.jpg
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- Dam on the Secchia near Campogalliano.
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- Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, Alpe di Succiso
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- Po, south of Mantua
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- Italy
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The Secchia (; ; called by Pliny ) is an Italian river. One of the main right bank tributaries of the Po, it flows through the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. thumb|upright=1.8|The Secchia in an 1847 map
It is long, and has a drainage basin with a catchment area of , alternating between aridity in the dry summer months and higher flows during the wet spring and autumn periods. It originates at Alpe di Succiso at an elevation of , close to the pass of Cerreto in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, then it heads north, touching on the territory of Frignano, passing into the territory of the commune of Pavullo nel Frignano and reaching the Po Valley close to Sassuolo (in the province of Modena). Here it touches on the city of Modena and, with its riverbank protected by embankments, runs into the Po just south of Mantua, close to the mouth of the Mincio.