The Limentra orientale (also: ''Limentra di Treppio'') 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 c ...
. 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 ...
. It enters the
Metropolitan City of Bologna
The Metropolitan City of Bologna ( it, Città Metropolitana di Bologna) is a metropolitan city in the Emilia-Romagna region, Italy. Its capital is ''de facto'' the city of Bologna, though the body does not explicitly outline it. It was created by ...
near
Lentula
''Lentula'' is a small genus of grasshoppers native to southern Africa. It is the type genus of the family Lentulidae.
Species include:
*''Lentula callani'' Dirsh, 1956
*''Lentula minuta'' Dirsh, 1956
*''Lentula obtusifrons'' Stål, 1878
*''Lent ...
and
Treppio. Near
Suviana a dam has been built on its course creating one of the largest
reservoir
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Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
s of the Apennines, with a capacity of about . It flows into the Reno after {{convert, 41, km, mi, near
Riola di Vergato.
Rivers of Italy
Rivers of Tuscany
Rivers of Emilia-Romagna
Rivers of the Province of Pistoia
Rivers of the Province of Bologna