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, a right tributary of the

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. Its valley runs roughly from southwest to northeast, on the north side of the

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. Its upper valley is part of the

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s of the Apennines, Lake Suviana, with a capacity of about . It was built between 1928 and 1932 and is used for hydropower.La centrale maledetta progettata a Torino: un secolo fa morirono 13 operai nella costruzione della diga di Suviana
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near Lentula and Treppio. It flows into the Reno after , near Riola di Vergato.

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Rivers of Emilia-Romagna Rivers of Italy Rivers of the Metropolitan City of Bologna Rivers of the Province of Pistoia Rivers of Tuscany {{Pistoia-geo-stub