The Arda is a
torrent of
Emilia-Romagna,
Italy, nearly all of its course being within the
province of Piacenza. It is a right tributary of the
Po River
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.
It rises at an elevation of in the Ligurian
Apennines
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on the north-west slopes of
Monte Lama (near
Monte Menegosa
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), within the
commune 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
hydro-electric power.
The stream then flows through
Lugagnano Val d'Arda and
Castell'Arquato before entering the plain where it passes through
Fiorenzuola d'Arda and
Cortemaggiore. Before entering the Po, near
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, 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.
Notes
As of 8 August 2006 the article was based on the
corresponding page of the
Italian Wikipedia
Rivers of the Province of Piacenza
Rivers of the Province of Parma
Rivers of Italy
Rivers of the Apennines
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