The Cavone (in its upper course: ''Salandrella'')
is a river in the
Basilicata
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region of
southern Italy
Southern Italy ( it, Sud Italia or ) also known as ''Meridione'' or ''Mezzogiorno'' (), is a macroregion of the Italian Republic consisting of its southern half.
The term ''Mezzogiorno'' today refers to regions that are associated with the peop ...
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It is long, and has a drainage basin of .
[ Its source is west of Accettura in the province of Matera near the border with the ]province of Potenza
The Province of Potenza ( it, Provincia di Potenza; Potentino: ) is a province in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. Its capital is the city of Potenza.
Geography
It has an area of and a total population of 369,538 (as of 2017). There a ...
. The river flows northeast near Oliveto Lucano
Oliveto Lucano is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata
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and Garaguso
Garaguso is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.
Geography
It is an agricultural center in the upper valley of the Cavone River. The town is situated on a hill and is bordered to the no ...
before curving southeast. It flows near Salandra
Salandra ( Lucano: ; ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata
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and San Mauro Forte before being joined by a right tributary. The river is joined by a left tributary north of Craco
Craco is a ghost town and ''comune'' in the province of Matera, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata. It was abandoned towards the end of the 20th century, due to faulty pipe work that was thought to have failed, causing the town to be ab ...
. It flows southeast near Pisticci and empties into the Gulf of Taranto
The Gulf of Taranto ( it, Golfo di Taranto; Tarantino: ; la, Sinus Tarentinus) is a gulf of the Ionian Sea, in Southern Italy.
The Gulf of Taranto is almost square, long and wide, making it the largest gulf in Italy, and it is delimited by the ...
.
References
Rivers of the Province of Matera
Rivers of Italy
Drainage basins of the Ionian Sea
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