Sacco (river)
The Sacco is a river of central Italy, a right tributary of the Liri. It flows between the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital and the province of Frosinone in Lazio.
| Sacco | |
|---|---|
 The river’s valley seen from the Acropolis of Alatri | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Colle Cerao, Monti Simbruini |
| Mouth | Isoletta di Arce |
• coordinates | 41.5203°N 13.5432°E |
| Length | 87 km (54 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 16 m3/s (570 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Liri→ Garigliano→ Tyrrhenian Sea |
Territory
The river originates from the Prenestini Mountains,[1] formed by the confluence of two streams of the Monti Simbruini in the Apennines of Abruzzo in Lazio, and flows south-east for a total length of 87 km,[2] crossing the Middle Latin valley between the Ernici Mountains to the northeast and the Lepini Mountains to the southwest; at the height of Ceprano it flows into the Liri River from the right.[3]
The Sacco's main tributaries are the Cosa and the Alabro.
In old sources, it is known also the Tolero,[4] from its ancient name Tolerus or Trerus.
Environmental issues
The Sacco river valley is a vast territory between the provinces of Rome and Frosinone in the central-southern Italy. The intensive exploitation that for decades affected of this valley due to no-scruple companies and crooked public administration offices, produced an unprecedented environmental and social disaster.[5]
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