Sarca River

The Sarca is a river springing from the Adamello-Presanella mountains in the Italian Alps and flowing into Lake Garda at Torbole. As an emissary of the lake it becomes known as the Mincio river, forming a single river system long (''Sarca-Mincio'').

With its length, it is the fifth largest river in Trentino after the Adige, Brenta , Noce and Avisio , while it is the second for flow after Adige.

File:Sarca di nambrone cornisello.JPG, The source of the Sarca River, high in the Adamello-Presanella Alps
File:Sarca_a_Ponte_Arche.jpg, The Sarca river at Ponte Arche.
File:Sarca (MGK11992).jpg, The mouth of the Sarca River, at Torbole

The river is shallow and fast flowing, passing through the Genova valley (Val di Genova), forming a number of waterfalls, of which ''Cascina Muta'' and ''Saft dei Can'' are the best known. Before reaching the Rendena Valley (Val Rendena), part of its water is diverted to a hydroelectric powerstation. Then its flow becomes less and less tumultuous. The main places on the river include Carisolo, Pinzolo, Tione di Trento, Le Sarche, Ponte Arche, Ragoli, Dro, Arco & Torbole.

Rivers of Trentino
Rivers of Italy

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