Misa (river in Italy)

Coordinates: 43°43′N 13°13′E / 43.717°N 13.217°E / 43.717; 13.217

Misa

Misa river flowing through Senigallia
Origin Province of Ancona, near Arcevia
Mouth Adriatic Sea
Basin countries Italy
Length 45 km
Source elevation 793 m
Avg. discharge max 700 m3/s
Basin area 377 km2

The Misa (Latin: Misus)[1]is a river in the Marche region of Italy.[2] It runs for over 48 kilometres through the region.[3] The source of the river lies south of Arcevia in the province of Ancona. The river flows northeast near Serra de' Conti, Ostra Vetere and Ostra.[4] The river is joined by the Nevola before entering the Adriatic Sea near Senigallia.

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. 610. ISBN 0691049459.
  2. The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World (13 ed.). London: Times Books. 2011. p. 76 O8. ISBN 9780007419135.
  3. Naim Afgan, Željko Bogdan, Neven Duić. "Sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems". Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  4. Hammond World Atlas (6 ed.). Hammond World Atlas Corporation. 2010. p. 69. ISBN 9780843715606.


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