The Caffaro is a 25 km river of northern

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whose course lies within the

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, sometimes forming the border with

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. It belongs to the basin of Lago d'Idro. Its source is on Cornone di Blumone, a peak in the

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, near the Passo del Termine within the commune of Breno, in the Parco regionale dell'Adamello regional park. The river then runs through the Val di Caffaro entering the territory of Bagolino and flows into the

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just before the latter enters lago d'Idro at Ponte Caffaro. The Caffaro's principal affluents are the Riccomassimo, the Rio Frèi, the Dazare, the Bruffione, the Lajone, the Sanguinera, the , the Dasdanè, the Racigande, the Berga and the Leprazzo. The river provides a significant source for the production of

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