The Corno is a small
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 northern
Lazio
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and eastern
Umbria
Umbria ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region of central Italy. It includes Lake Trasimeno and Cascata delle Marmore, Marmore Falls, and is crossed by the Tiber. It is the only landlocked region on the Italian Peninsula, Apennine Peninsula. The re ...
in
Italy
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. Its source is on the upper slopes of
Mount Corno, at an approximate altitude of 1700 m (5575 ft), and it flows for about , almost always due north, past the towns of
Leonessa
:''Leonessa is also the name of a ''frazione'' of Bassano Romano.''
Leonessa is a town and ''comune'' in the far northeastern part of the Province of Rieti in the Lazio region of central Italy. Its population in 2008 was around 2,700.
Situated in ...
,
Ocre
Ocre is a ''comune'' (municipality) and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy.
Description and history
Its approximate 1,000 inhabitants reside in several small villages scattered across the mid-to–low L’Aq ...
,
Ruscio,
Monteleone di Spoleto,
Roccaporena
Roccaporena is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' (municipality) of Cascia, Umbria, central Italy. It is located at 707 m of altitude, and, according to 2001 census, it had 71 inhabitants.
Overview
Roccaporena is known to have existed since the ...
,
Cascia
Cascia () is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) of the Italian province of Perugia in a rather remote area of the mountainous southeastern corner of Umbria. It is about 21 km from Norcia on the road to Rieti in the Lazio (63 km). It is ...
to
Serravalle where it receives the waters of the
Sordo; from there the last 11 km in a northwesterly direction to
Triponzo
Triponzo is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Cerreto di Spoleto in the Province of Perugia, Umbria, central Italy. It stands at an elevation of 420 metres above sea level. At the time of the National Institute of Statistics (Italy), Istat census ...
, where it flows into the
Nera at 420 m (1378 ft) altitude. Of the towns mentioned, only Serravalle and Triponzo are actually on the river, since in its upper course the Corno's torrential nature is not such as to make it safe for the siting of towns.
Rivers of the Province of Rieti
Rivers of the Province of Perugia
Rivers of Italy
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