The Arda is a

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, nearly all of its course being within the

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. It is a right tributary of the Po River. It rises at an elevation of in the Ligurian Apennines on the north-west slopes of

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(near Monte Menegosa), within the

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of Morfasso. After about , at an elevation of , it is dammed to form the Lago di Mignano reservoir which covers about and provides both a water supply and

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power. The stream then flows through

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and Castell'Arquato before entering the plain where it passes through

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and

Cortemaggiore Cortemaggiore ( Piacentino: ) is an Italian ''comune'' located in the Province of Piacenza. Cortemaggiore is located in the northern Italy about from Milan and from Bologna, in the Pianura Padana. The municipality borders with Fiorenzuola d'Ar ...

. Before entering the Po, near Polesine Parmense, it is joined on the right by another torrent, the Ongina, whose source is in the Piacenza hills, between Alseno and Castell'Arquato. The Arda follows the typical pattern of an Apennine torrent with maximum discharges during the spring and autumn rains and a minimal flow during the summer.

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