The Limentra di Sambuca (also: ''Limentra occidentale'') is a mountain river in
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
, a right tributary of the
Reno
Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada-California border, about north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". Known for its casino and tourism industry, Reno is the ...
. It rises from Monte la Croce in the
Apennine Mountains
The Apennines or Apennine Mountains (; grc-gre, links=no, Ἀπέννινα ὄρη or Ἀπέννινον ὄρος; la, Appenninus or – a singular with plural meaning;''Apenninus'' (Greek or ) has the form of an adjective, which wou ...
, elevation about , and passes through
Sambuca Pistoiese
Sambuca Pistoiese is a town and ''comune ''of the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region of Tuscany. The comune is in fact constituted by several different villages (''frazioni''), the most important of which are Pàvana at and Treppio a ...
. It has a length of and flows into the Reno near Ponte della Venturina, near the border between
Tuscany
Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze'').
Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...
and
Emilia-Romagna
egl, Emigliàn (man) egl, Emiglièna (woman) rgn, Rumagnòl (man) rgn, Rumagnòla (woman) it, Emiliano (man) it, Emiliana (woman) or it, Romagnolo (man) it, Romagnola (woman)
, population_note =
, population_blank1_title ...
. Near
Pàvana
Sambuca Pistoiese is a town and ''comune ''of the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region of Tuscany. The comune is in fact constituted by several different villages (''frazioni''), the most important of which are Pàvana at and Treppio ...
is a dam with a capacity of {{convert, 900000, m3, lk=out. The waters are also used for the
aqueduct serving
Pistoia
Pistoia (, is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of a province of the same name, located about west and north of Florence and is crossed by the Ombrone Pistoiese, a tributary of the River Arno. It is a typi ...
.
Rivers of Italy
Rivers of Tuscany
Rivers of Emilia-Romagna
Rivers of the Province of Pistoia
Rivers of the Province of Bologna