Agogna
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| Origin | Monte Mottarone |
| Mouth | Po |
| Basin countries | Italy |
| Length | 140 km |
| Source elevation | c. 1000 m |
| Avg. discharge | 16 m³/s |
| Basin area | 995 km² |
The Agogna (in Piedmontese Agògna) is a small, but 140 km long, river which runs through the Italian regions of Piedmont and Lombardy. It is a left side tributary of the river Po.
The river's origin is in the area between Lake Orta and Lake Maggiore. It then flows in the province of Novara, the province of Pavia, Lomellina (in the communes of Castello d'Agogna and Lomello), receiving its left tributary Erbognone, flowing into the Po at Balossa Bigli, part of the commune of Mezzana Bigli.
During the Napoleonic conquest of Italy, the Agogna gave its name to a department of the Kingdom of Italy with Novara as capital.
[edit] References
- This article was initially summarized from the article in the Italian-language Wikipedia « it:Agogna » , specifically from this version.
[edit] External links
- Le Oasi della Federazione Nazionale Pro Natura (Italian), click on the L’Agogna Morta for a description of a nature reserve on the banks of the river in Borgolavezzaro and Nicorvo.
- Centro di Formazione Ambientale Monferrato (Italian), in particular the section on the LIPU Oasi di Agognate nature reserve through which the Agogna runs.
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