The Cherio () is a

river A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...

of the

Province of Bergamo The province of Bergamo (; ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Bergamo. The province has a population of 1,103,768 (2023), an area of , and contains 242 ''comune, comuni'' (municipali ...

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. The river runs for and has a basin area of . Its source is at above sea level at Monte Torrezzo near Lake Endine. From there, it flows into the

Oglio The Oglio (; or ; , ) is a left-side tributary of the river Po in Lombardy, Italy. It is long. In the hierarchy of the Po's tributaries, with its of length, it occupies the 2nd place per length (after the river Adda), while it is the 4th pe ...

at Palosco.Luna e Cremona
The main tributary is the Tadone River on its right bank. The valley of the river is known as the

Val Cavallina The Cherio () is a river of the Province of Bergamo in Lombardy in Italy. The river runs for and has a basin area of . Its source is at above sea level at Monte Torrezzo near Lake Endine. From there, it flows into the Oglio at Palosco.

(lit. "Valley of the Little Horse"; ). The river flows past the communes of

Endine Gaiano Endine Gaiano (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Bergamo. Endine Gaiano borders the following municipalities: Font ...

Monasterolo del Castello Monasterolo del Castello (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Bergamo. Monasterolo del Castello borders the followi ...

, Casazza, Vigano San Martino, Grone, Borgo di Terzo, Berzo San Fermo, Luzzana, Entratico,

Trescore Balneario Trescore Balneario (Bergamasque: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy, northern Italy. Twin towns * Zuera, Spain * Čelákovice, Czech Republic References
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, Zandobbio,

Gorlago Gorlago (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southeast of Bergamo Bergamo ( , ; ) is a city in the Alps, alpine Lombardy regi ...

, Carobbio degli Angeli, Bolgare,

Calcinate Calcinate (Bergamasque: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy, northern Italy. Its economy is mostly based on industry. History The origin of the town are Gaulish and Roman, though it is first mentioned in a document f ...

, Mornico al Serio and Palosco.

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