Po (river)

The Po ([Padus an Eridanus] error: {{lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help); Italian: Po Italian pronunciation: [ˈpɔ]; auncient Ligurian: Bodincus or Bodencus; Greek: Πάδος an Ἠριδανός) is a river that flows either 652 km (405 mi) or 682 km (424 mi) – considerin the length o the Maira, a richt baunk tributary – eastward athort northren Italy, frae a spring seepin frae a stony hillside at Pian del Re, a flat place at the heid o the Val Po unner the northwast face o Monviso (in the Cottian Alps) through a delta projectin intae the Adriatic Sea near Venice. It is the langest river in Italy.

Po
The Po near Cremona, Lombardy
Map o the Po River wattershed
Basin
Main source	Monte Viso Near Crissolo, Piedmont, Italy 3,700 m (12,100 ft) 44°42′5″N 7°5′35″E / 44.70139°N 7.09306°E / 44.70139; 7.09306
River mooth	Adriatic Sea Near Adria, Veneto, Italy 0 m (0 ft) 44°57′9″N 12°25′55″E / 44.95250°N 12.43194°E / 44.95250; 12.43194 12°25′55″E / 44.95250°N 12.43194°E / 44.95250; 12.43194
Basin size	74,000 km2 (29,000 sq mi)
Pheesical chairacteristics
Lenth	652 km (405 mi)
Dischairge	Average rate: 1,540 m3/s (54,000 cu ft/s) Maximum rate: 3,100 m3/s (110,000 cu ft/s)
Features