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29: 258:. In this section of the river, which is dammed in a number of places, it receives from the right the waters of the Edron, Tùrrite Secca, Tùrrite di Gallicano, Turrite Cava and the Pedogna; and from the left those of the Fiume, the Castiglione, the Sillico, and its most important tributary the 227:
The principal source forms on the slopes of Monte Sillano, elevation 1,864 metres (6,115 ft) and is joined by a secondary branch, the Serchio di Gramolazzo, at
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high Apennines, forms a sub-basin in its own right and achieves a mean discharge of more than 20 cubic metres per second (710 cu ft/s).
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The localities that the river crosses are, in Garfagnana: Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Barga, Bagni di Lucca; and in
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Italy
Monte Sillano
Mouth
Tyrrhenian Sea
43°47′N 10°16′E / 43.783°N 10.267°E / 43.783; 10.267
[ˈsɛrkjo]
Latin
Tuscany
Arno
Ombrone
Piazza al Serchio
Garfagnana
Sillano
Castelnuovo di Garfagnana
Comune
Barga
Borgo a Mozzano
Lima
Modenese
Pistoiese
Lucca
Freddana
Filettole
Province of Pisa
San Giuliano Terme
Vecchiano
Tyrrhenian Sea
Parco di San Rossore
Pisa

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