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Taro (river)

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42: 57: 466: 417:, the Taro regional natural park. The area of the park includes the river bed itself, with numerous islets of sand and gravel and wetland areas, and surrounding areas of woodland, scrub and cultivated soil; it has a wide variety of vegetation and fauna. 514: 504: 494: 379:
of 1,000 cubic metres per second (35,000 cu ft/s): this value can double on rare occasions, known as "centennial floods" (
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of the river, occupies an area of 2,026 square kilometres (782 sq mi). The principal affluents of the Taro are the
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The river shows strong seasonal variability. In summer it can easily dry, while in rainy periods it can reach a
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The Val di Taro was of strategic importance during the Middle Ages, as it was traversed by the
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and is 126 kilometres (78 mi) long. It flows almost entirely in the
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About 20 kilometres (12 mi) of the river course between
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Taro River

Borgotaro

Italy
Ligurian Apennines
Monte Penna
Mouth
Po
Gramignazzo
PR
45°00′08″N 10°15′21″E / 45.0022°N 10.2558°E / 45.0022; 10.2558
Po
Adriatic Sea
Ceno
Stirone
river
Emilia-Romagna
Italy
Po
province of Parma
Parma
frazione
comune
Sissa
Val di Taro
drainage basin
Ceno
Recchio
Stirone

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