The Temo (''Temu'' in
Sardinian) is a river in western
Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...
,
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 ...
.
Along its course were built two dams:
* the Diga di Monte Crispu with the purpose of protecting the town of
Bosa
Bosa is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Oristano (until May 2005 it was in the province of Nuoro), part of the Sardinia region of Italy. Bosa is situated about two-thirds of the way up the west coast of Sardinia, on a small hill, abo ...
against flooding
* the
Diga dell'Alto Temo that forms a reservoir of 4.99 km2 designed for water supply
Rivers of Italy
Rivers of Sardinia
Rivers of the Province of Oristano
Rivers of the Province of Sassari
European drainage basins of the Mediterranean Sea
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