Aterno-Pescara
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The Aterno-Pescara (Latin: Aternus) is the longest river in the Abruzzo region and the one with the largest watershed, 3,190 km2 (1,230 sq mi) of the rivers that flow into the Adriatic Sea south of the Reno river.
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Aterno-Pescara | |
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Location | |
Country | Italy |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
- location | Monti della Laga |
- elevation | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) |
Mouth | Adriatic Sea |
- location | Pescara |
- coordinates | 42°28′11″N 14°13′47″E |
Length | 152 km (94 mi) |
Basin size | 3,190 km2 (1,230 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
- average | 57 m3/s (2,000 cu ft/s) at the mouth |
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The river starts as Aterno on the Monti della Laga (a mountain range in the central Apennines) flowing mainly through the provinces of L'Aquila and Pescara; it also flows through the Chieti but only for a short distance. In the comune of Popoli, the river is joined by the Pescara river and then flows into the Adriatic Sea in the city of Pescara.