The Mara is an
Italian
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stream (or ''
torrente'') of
Insubria
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, which runs through the
Italian
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Province of Como
The Province of Como ( it, Provincia di Como; german: Provinz Como; Comasco: ) is a province in the north of the Lombardy region of Italy and borders the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Grigioni to the North, the Italian provinces of Sondrio and Le ...
and the
Swiss
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Canton Ticino
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. It rises on the slopes of
Monte Sighignola
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and enters
Lake Lugano
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Lake Lugano ( it, Lago di Lugano or , from la, Ceresius lacus; lmo, Lagh de Lugan) is a glacial lake which is situated on the border between southern Switzerland and northern Italy. The lake, named after the city of Lugano, is situated ...
at
Maroggia
Maroggia is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 10 April 2022, the former municipalities of Maroggia, Melano and Rovio merged to form the new municipality of Val Mara.
History
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.
Despite the small size of its
drainage basin
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the river is able to provide a source of
hydro-electricity
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through a power station belonging to the
Aziende industriali di Lugano.
The Mara's water level is liable to rapid and unpredictable augmentation following sudden storms.
Rivers of Ticino
Rivers of Lombardy
Rivers of the Province of Como
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