Oglio

Oglio
Course of the river Oglio
Basin
Main source	Corno dei Tre Signori, Prealpi Orobiche, Lombardy
Source elevation	about 2,600 m (8,500 ft)
River mouth	Po, near Torredoglio, province of Mantua
Size	6,649 km2 (2,567 sq mi)
Country	Italy
Physiognomy
Length	280 km (170 mi)

The Oglio (Italian: [ˈɔʎʎo]; Latin Ollius, or Olius; Lombard Òi) is a left-side tributary of the Po River in Lombardy, Italy. It is 280 kilometres (170 mi) long.

Overview

The Oglio is formed from the confluence of two mountain streams, the Narcanello from the Presena Glacier, in the Adamello group and the Frigidolfo, originating from Lake Ercavallo, in the Corno dei Tre Signori, part of the Stelvio National Park. The streams merge near Pezzo di Ponte di Legno.

It flows in a southwest direction, through Valcamonica and enters into the Lake Iseo at Costa Volpino. It leaves Lake Iseo at Sarnico and, after traveling a zone of moraine deposits, it joins the river Po at Torredoglio, not far from Cesole and Scorzarolo, in the province of Mantua. Its drainage basin, which corresponds to the region of Valle Camonica, covers 6,649 square kilometres (2,567 sq mi). It is part of the larger Po-Adige basin.

External links

Media related to Oglio at Wikimedia Commons

Lake Iseo (Lago d’Iseo, Sebino) Location Italy   Lombardy (Province of Bergamo Province of Brescia) Settlements Castro Costa Volpino Iseo Lovere Marone Monte Isola Paratico Parzanica Pisogne Predore Riva di Solto Sale Marasino Sarnico Solto Collina Sulzano Tavernola Bergamasca Islands Monte Isola Rivers Bagnadore Borlezza Curatelo Masagolo Oglio Portazzolo Rino Valleys Val Camonica

Coordinates: 45°02′40″N 10°39′37″E / 45.04444°N 10.66028°E / 45.04444; 10.66028