Mincio

Mincio/Sarca
The Mincio at Peschiera del Garda.
Origin	Pinzolo, Italy (Sarca), Peschiera del Garda, Italy (Mincio)
Mouth	Po River
Basin countries	Italy
Length	194 km (Total), 78 Km (Sarca), 41 km (Lake Garda), 75 km (Mincio)
Source elevation	770m (Sarca), 65m (Mincio)
Avg. discharge	60 m³/s
Basin area	2,859 km²

Mincio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmintʃo]; Latin: Mincius, Ancient Greek: Minchios, Μιγχιος) is a river in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.

Called the Sarca River before entering Lake Garda, it flows from there about 65 km past Mantua into the Po River.

The former lower part of its course had flowed into the Adriatic Sea near Adria until the breach at Cucca in 589, roughly following the course of the river that is currently known by the name of Canal Bianco; it had been a waterway from the sea to the lake until then.

References

• (Italian) Rubis Zemella: La mia Polesella perduta, printed by his own (1992) and reprinted by A.V.I.S. di Polesella (1998).

Coordinates: 45°04′N 10°59′E / 45.067°N 10.983°E / 45.067; 10.983

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