Aso (river)

Aso
Country Italy
Basin
Main source Monti Sibillini, near Foce
950 m (3,120 ft)
River mouth Adriatic Sea, at Pedaso
0 m (0 ft)
Basin size 242 km2 (93 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length 63 km (39 mi)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    2.6 m3/s (92 cu ft/s)

The Aso (Latin: Helvinus)[1] is a 63-kilometre (39 mi) river in the Marche region of Italy. For most of its course the river marks the boundary between the provinces of Ascoli Piceno and Fermo

The river’s source is in the Monti Sibillini, near Foce in the Commune of Montemonaco, at an elevation of 950 metres (3,120 ft). The Aso flows through the settlements of Tofe, San Giorgio all’Isola, Illice, Piane, Comunanza, Montecchio, Madonna del Lago, Aso and Rubbianello before entering the Adriatic Sea at Pedaso, where it delivers a mean discharge of 2.6 cubic metres per second (92 cu ft/s).

See also

References

  1. ↑ Richard J.A. Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World: Map-By-Map Directory. I. Princeton, NJ and Oxford, UK: Princeton University Press. p. 609. ISBN 0691049459.

Coordinates: 43°06′N 13°51′E / 43.100°N 13.850°E / 43.100; 13.850

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