Sarca

The Sarca is a river springing from the

Adamello-Presanella The Adamello-Presanella Alps Alpine group is a mountain range in the Southern Limestone Alps mountain group of the Eastern Alps. It is located in northern Italy, in the provinces of Trentino and Brescia. The name stems from its highest peaks: A ...

mountains in the Italian Alps and flowing into

Lake Garda Lake Garda ( it, Lago di Garda or ; lmo, label=Eastern Lombard, Lach de Garda; vec, Ƚago de Garda; la, Benacus; grc, Βήνακος) is the largest lake in Italy. It is a popular holiday location in northern Italy, about halfway between ...

at Torbole. As an emissary of the lake it becomes known as the

Mincio The Mincio (; Latin: Mincius, Ancient Greek: Minchios, ''Μίγχιος'', Lombard: Mens, Venetian: Menzo) is a river in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. The river is the main outlet of Lake Garda. It is a part of the ''Sarca-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

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 Val Rendena erman:Randentalis the valley of the Sarca river in Trentino Trentino ( lld, Trentin), officially the Autonomous Province of Trento, is an autonomous province of Italy, in the country's far north. The Trentino and South Tyrol co ...

), part of its water is diverted to a

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powerstation. Then its flow becomes less and less tumultuous. The main places on the river include

Carisolo Carisolo (''Carisöl'' in local dialect) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about northwest of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 936 and an area o ...

Pinzolo Pinzolo ( Lombard: ''Pinsöl'') is a small town and ''comune'' situated in Val Rendena in Trentino in the northern Italian Alps at an elevation of . The Church of Saint Vigilius of Trent stands in the town. It is mainly known as a ski resort d ...

Tione di Trento Tione di Trento (german: Taun, ''Teyen'' or ''Tillen'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about west of Trento. Tione di Trento borders the following municipaliti ...

, Le Sarche, Ponte Arche,

Ragoli Ragoli (german: Ragel) was a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about west of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 781 and an area of .All demographics and ...

, Dro,

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& Torbole. Rivers of Trentino Rivers of Italy {{Italy-river-stub