The Chiese, also known in the

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as the Clisi, is a

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river that is the principal immisary and sole emissary of the

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lake

Lago d’Idro Lake Idro ( it, Lago d'Idro, also ''Eridio'' from la, Eridius lacus, lmo, Lac d'Ider, german: Idrosee) is an Italian prealpine lake of glacial origin situated largely within the Province of Brescia ( Lombardy) and in part in Trentino. At 368 m a ...

, and is a

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tributary of the

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. The river rises from the

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and runs through the Val di Fumo and the Val di Daone, forming the reservoirs of Lago di Malga Bissina and Lago di Malga Boazzo. At

Pieve di Bono Pieve di Bono (german: Bauner Pleif) is a ''frazione'' of the commune of Pieve di Bono-Prezzo, in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, northern Italy, located about southwest of Trento Trento ( or ; Ladin and lmo, Trent; german: Trient ; cim, ...

it enters the lower valleys of

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, receiving the waters of the '' torrente'' Adanà. Further south it flows through the

Lago d'Idro Lake Idro ( it, Lago d'Idro, also ''Eridio'' from la, Eridius lacus, lmo, Lac d'Ider, german: Idrosee) is an Italian prealpine lake of glacial origin situated largely within the Province of Brescia ( Lombardy) and in part in Trentino. At 368 m a ...

near

Baitoni Bondone (''Bondù'', in local dialect) is a ''comune'' located about southwest of Trento in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, on the border with Lombardy. It is As of 31 December 2004, it had a population o ...

before running down into

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and the

. After leaving the lake the river runs through the

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as far as Roè Volciano. Here it enters the

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, and flows south through

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and Acquafredda, enters the

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, before flowing into the Oglio on its left bank in the valley of

Acquanegra sul Chiese Acquanegra sul Chiese (Mantovano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about west of Mantua. Acquanegra sul Chiese borders the following municipalities: ...

Exploitation as a source of hydropower

Like its twin the

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, the river is born of the

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s of the Parco naturale provinciale dell'Adamello-Brenta and its waters are intensively used for the production of

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. Within the highly restricted area of its drainage basin above Lago d’Idro there are at least four artificial lakes and three hydro-electric power stations. The lower course of the river in Lombardy is also used for this purpose. {{Authority control Rivers of Italy Rivers of Trentino Rivers of the Province of Brescia Rivers of the Province of Mantua