Simeto
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The Simeto (; ; ; ) is a long river in Sicily, southern Italy. At , it is the second longest river on the island after the Salso (also known as Southern Imera), but the most important in terms of watershed (). It flows through the province of Enna and the province of Catania.
Key facts
- River.name
- Simeto
- River.image
- Simeto.jpg
- River.image_caption
- The river's mouth
- River.source1_location
- Nebrodi Mountains
- River.mouth
- Ionian Sea
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Italy
- River.length_km
- 116
- River.source1_elevation
- about
- River.basin_size_km2
- 4029
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Simeto.jpg
- Length
- 113
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- Simeto
- watershed area
- 4186
- discharge
- 25.0
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The Simeto (; ; ; ) is a long river in Sicily, southern Italy. At , it is the second longest river on the island after the Salso (also known as Southern Imera), but the most important in terms of watershed (). It flows through the province of Enna and the province of Catania.
Its source is located near Bronte, from the union of several streams of the Nebrodi Mountains. After receiving its first affluent, the Troina, the river starts running southwards into a spectacular canyon of lava from eruptions of Mount Etna. Near Adrano, Simeto constitutes the boundary between the province of Catania and that of Enna, and receives the Salso, then flows near Paternò.
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