The Dolo is a mountain
stream
A stream is a continuous body of water, body of surface water Current (stream), flowing within the stream bed, bed and bank (geography), banks of a channel (geography), channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a strea ...
that rises on the slopes of
Mount Cusna in the Reggio-Emilia province, of the Tuscany-Emilia Romagna
Apennine Mountains
The Apennines or Apennine Mountains ( ; or Ἀπέννινον ὄρος; or – a singular with plural meaning; )Latin ''Apenninus'' (Greek or ) has the form of an adjective, which would be segmented ''Apenn-inus'', often used with nouns s ...
. It is a tributary of the
Secchia
The Secchia (; ; called by Pliny )''Naturalis Historia'', Book 3, chap. xvi. is an Italian river. One of the main right bank tributaries of the Po, it flows through the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy.
It is long, and has a drainage b ...
, and its length is about . The Dolo acts as a natural boundary between the provinces of
Reggio Emilia
Reggio nell'Emilia (; ), usually referred to as Reggio Emilia, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, and known until Unification of Italy, 1861 as Reggio di Lombardia, is a city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has about 172,51 ...
and
Modena
Modena (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It has 184,739 inhabitants as of 2025.
A town, and seat of an archbis ...
.
About before entering the Secchia river, the Dragone mountain stream flows into the Dolo.
At the height of
Fontanaluccia
Fontanaluccia is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Frassinoro in the Province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna, central Italy.
It is located at an altitude of 853 m, in the upper Modena Apennines, located on the right bank of the Dolo stream.
...
there is a dam () that provides water for a hydroelectric power plant () located downstream in
Farneta
Farneta is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Montefiorino, Italy, located in the Apennines of the province of Modena.
Located between the two hamlets of Gusciola (c. 2 km distant) and Romanoro (c. 7 km), the town in subdivided in fou ...
.
file:Dolo briglia.jpg, Dolo river near Romanoro
Romanoro is a small hamlet in the province of Modena in central Italy, administratively a ''frazione''
of Frassinoro. It is about above sea level.
Right below the town flows the Dolo mountain stream. A dam exists at the top of Fontanaluccia, ...
file:Dolo ponte.jpg, Dolo river seen from the bridge crossing to the nearby village of Morsiano
Morsiano is a hamlet (administratively a frazione) of Villa Minozzo in the province of Reggio Emilia. Located in the tuscany-emilia apennines near the Mount Cusna slopes. It is about above sea level.
Overview
The town of Morsiano has a populati ...
Rivers of Italy
Rivers of Emilia-Romagna
Rivers of the Province of Reggio Emilia
Rivers of the Province of Modena
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