The Enza (; ) is a torrent in northern

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, a right tributary of the river Po. Its source is at the

Alpe di Succiso The Alpe di Succiso () is a mountain in the northern Apennines, located in the trait between the Cerreto and Lagastrello Passes, with an altitude of 2,017 m. It has a pyramidal appearance, carved by several gorges. The rivers Secchia a ...

, in the northern

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(Tuscan-Emilian Apennines), at . The Enza is the current boundary of the provinces of Parma and

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 ...

. After the source, at above sea level, it forms the Paduli or Lagastrello artificial lake, and flows for in the aforementioned provinces. In its course in the

Pianura Padana The Po Valley, Po Plain, Plain of the Po, or Padan Plain (, , or ) is a major geographical feature of northern Italy. It extends approximately in an east-west direction, with an area of including its Venetic extension not actually related to ...

it becomes wider and flows into the Po near

Brescello Brescello (; in the local dialect, in the Reggio Emilia dialect) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about northwest of Bologna and about northwest of Reggio Emilia. ...

. In ancient times it was known by its

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name Incia.

References

Rivers of Italy Rivers of Emilia-Romagna Rivers of the Province of Reggio Emilia Rivers of the Province of Parma {{Italy-river-stub