Sele River

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Sele
Origin Monte Paflagone, Caposele, Italy
Mouth Tyrrhenian Sea, near Paestum
Basin countries Italy
Length 64 km
Avg. discharge 69 m³/s
Basin area 1,200 km²

The Sele is a river in southwestern Italy. Originating from the Monti Picentini, it flows through the region of Campania and into the Gulf of Salerno in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the second river in southern Italy for average water discharge after the Volturno. Its main tributaries are the Tanagro and the Calore Lucano. In ancient times it was known as Silarus.