Basento
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Basento | |
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Origin | Basilicata |
Mouth | Ionian Sea |
Basin countries | Italy |
Length | 149 km |
Avg. discharge | 12.2 m³/s |
Basin area | 1,537 km² |
The Basento is a river in southern Italy. It rises in the southern Apennine Mountains, west of Potenza. It flows into the Gulf of Taranto, which is part of the Ionian Sea, in Metaponto. The main city on the Basento is Potenza, the capital of Basilicata.