Esino
The Esino (Latin: Aesis) is a river in the Marche region of central Italy. It is one of the most important rivers in the region because of the size of its drainage basin.
| Esino | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| - location | Province of Macerata, near Esanatoglia |
| - elevation | 1,116 m (3,661 ft) |
| Mouth | Adriatic Sea |
| - location | Falconara Marittima |
| - coordinates | 43°38′34″N 13°22′23″E / 43.6428°N 13.3730°E |
| Length | 85 km (53 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,203 km2 (464 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 18 m3/s (640 cu ft/s) |
There is another river, but smaller, in the Province of Lecco, Lombardy.
Geography
changeThe Esino river has a length of about 75 km (46.6 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 1,203 km2 (464 sq mi).[1]
Course
changeThe source of the Esino is in the sides of the Monte Caffagio, comune of Esanatoglia (province of Macerata) near the border with the province of Ancona, at an altitude of about 1,116 m (3,661 ft).[1]
The river flows east past Esanatoglia and curves north by Matelica before crossing the border into the province of Ancona near Cerreto d'Esi. The river continues flowing north before curving northeast near Genga. It then flows near Serra San Quirico, Maiolati Spontini, Castelplanio, Castelbellino, Jesi, Chiaravalle and Montemarciano.
Finally, it flows into the Adriatic Sea in the Fiumesino near Falconara Marittima.[1]
Its drainage basin is mainly in the province of Ancona but it also covers part of the province of Macerata and a small part of the province of Perugia (Umbria).
Main tributaries
changeThe main tributaries of Ensino river areː[1]
- Giano (24 km long), that begins in the Fabriano comune and flows into the Ensino in Borgo Tufico, part of Fabriano
- Sentino, that begins in Umbria
- Esinante
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Il Sistema Idrografico della Provincia di Ancona" (pdf) (in Italian). Provincia di Ancona. Retrieved 24 June 2016.