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Sinni (river)
| Sinni | |
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&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:File-La_foce_del_Fiume_Sinni.jpg) Mouth of the Sinni river near Policoro, Basilicata | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Serra della Giumenta (Lucan Apennines) |
| • elevation | 1,380 m (4,530 ft) |
| Mouth | Gulf of Taranto |
• location | south of Policoro |
• coordinates | 40°09′10″N 16°41′30″E / 40.1529°N 16.6917°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 94 km (58 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,292 km2 (499 sq mi) |
The Sinni (Latin: Siris or Semnus;[1] Greek: Σῖρις or Σίνις) is a 94 km long river in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. In antiquity, the city of Siris lay at its mouth. Near the town of Senise, a dam on the river was built in 1970-1982, the largest in Europe built with earth. In correspondence of it, it forms the Lago di Monte Cotugno, one of the largest artificial basins in Italy.
- ^ Richard J.A. Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World: Map-By-Map Directory. Vol. I. Princeton, NJ and Oxford, UK: Princeton University Press. p. 700. ISBN 0691049459.
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