The Sarca is a river springing from the
Adamello-Presanella mountains in the Italian Alps and flowing into
Lake Garda
Lake Garda (, , or , ; ; ) is the largest lake in Italy. It is a popular holiday location in northern Italy, between Brescia and Milan to the west, and Verona and Venice to the east. The lake cuts into the edge of the Eastern Alps, Italian Alp ...
at
Torbole. As an emissary of the lake it becomes known as the
Mincio
The Mincio (; ; ; ; ) is a river in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.
The river is the main outlet of Lake Garda. It is a part of the ''Sarca-Mincio'' river system which also includes the river Sarca and the Lake Garda. The river starts ...
river, forming a single river system long (''Sarca-Mincio'').
With its length, it is the fifth largest river in Trentino after the Adige, Brenta , Noce and Avisio , while it is the second largest in terms of flow after Adige.
File:Sarca di nambrone cornisello.JPG, The source of the Sarca River, high in the Adamello-Presanella Alps
File:Sarca_a_Ponte_Arche.jpg, The Sarca river at Ponte Arche.
File:Sarca (MGK11992).jpg, The mouth of the Sarca River, at Torbole
The river is shallow and fast flowing, passing through the Genova valley (Val di Genova), forming a number of waterfalls, of which ''Cascina Muta'' and ''Saft dei Can'' are the best known. Before reaching the Rendena Valley (
Val Rendena), part of its water is diverted to a
hydroelectric
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powerstation. Then its flow becomes less and less tumultuous. The main places on the river include
Carisolo,
Pinzolo,
Tione di Trento, Le Sarche, Ponte Arche,
Ragoli,
Dro,
Arco
Arco may refer to:
Places
* Arco, Trentino, a town in Trentino, Italy
* Arco, Idaho, in the United States
* Arco, Minnesota, a city in the United States
* ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California, home of the Sacramento Kings
Companies
* ARCO (b ...
& Torbole.
Rivers of Trentino
Rivers of Italy
Pinzolo
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