The Rapido is a short river ( ) which flows in the
Italian
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province of Frosinone
The Province of Frosinone ( it, Provincia di Frosinone) is a province in the Lazio region of Italy, with 91 ''comuni'' (singular: ''comune''; see Comuni of the Province of Frosinone). Its capital is the city of Frosinone. It has an area of ...
. The river is known for the
Battle of the Rapido River, despite it actually occurring on the
Gari River
The Gari is a short river that flows in Monte Cassino, Italy at the southern end of the region of Lazio. The Battle of Gari River, better known as the Battle of Rapido River, one of the bloodiest battles of the Italian Campaign of World War II o ...
.
1944: la battaglia di S.Angelo in Theodice e la confusione tra i fiumi Rapido e Gari
1944: the Battle of St. Angelo in Theodice and the Confusion between Rapido and Gari rivers.
Its source is close to the border between Lazio
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and Molise
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on the slopes of the Mainarde
The Monti delle Mainarde, also known just as Le Mainarde, is a range of calcareous mountains on the border between the regions of Lazio and Molise in southern central Italy. It is the southern extension of the Monti della Meta. The highest pea ...
mountains. The river bathes the commune of Sant'Elia Fiumerapido
Sant'Elia Fiumerapido is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Frosinone, in the Latin Valley, in the Lazio region of central Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southe ...
after which it becomes known as the Gari.
Fed by numerous karstic
Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant ro ...
springs, the river has a relatively high and reliable discharge: 25 m³/s on average and never dropping below 10 m³/s.
References
Rivers of the Province of Frosinone
Rivers of Italy
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