Ofanto facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ofanto
River
Roman bridge on the Ofanto (Canosa di Puglia)
Country	Italy
Regions	Campania, Basilicata, Apulia
Provinces	Avellino, Potenza, Foggia, Barletta-Andria-Trani
Tributaries
- right	Fiumara d’Atalla
Source	Apennines
- location	Torella dei Lombardi, Campania, Italy
- elevation	715 m (2,346 ft)
- coordinates	40°54′48″N 15°06′25″E / 40.91333°N 15.10694°E / 40.91333; 15.10694
Mouth	Adriatic Sear
- location	Barletta, Apulia, Italy
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
- coordinates	41°21′32.24″N 16°11′51.11″E / 41.3589556°N 16.1975306°E / 41.3589556; 16.1975306
Length	165 km (103 mi)
Basin	2,764 km² (1,067 sq mi)
Discharge
- average	15 m³/s (530 cu ft/s)

The Ofanto (Latin: Aufidus) is a river in South Italy that flows through the regions of Campania, Basilicata, and Apulia, and into the Adriatic Sea.

Geography

The Ofanto river has a length of 165 km (103 mi), and a drainage basin with an area of approximately 2,764 km² (1,067 sq mi).

Course

The Ofanto river starts in the Apennines mountains, within the Irpinia (a historical region of the southern Apennines around Avellino), at an elevation of about 715 m (2,346 ft), in the comune of Torella dei Lombardi, Province of Avellino, Campania. From there it runs southeast flowing into Lago di Conza, a man-made reservoir.

The river forms the border between the province of Avellino and the province of Potenza and then turns to the north, forming the border between the province of Foggia and the province of Potenza. It then turns to the northeast and forms the border between the province of Foggia and the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani.

Finallly, the river flows, in the community of Fiumara between Margherita di Savoia and Barletta, into the Adriatic Sea near the Gulf of Manfredonia.

The Ofanto flows through 3 regions, 4 provinces and 33 comuni, all in South Italy:

1. Campania region
   • Avellino, 15 comuni: Aquilonia, Bisaccia, Cairano, Calitri, Conza della Campania, Lacedonia, Lioni, Monteverde, Morra De Sanctis, Nusco, Sant'Andrea di Conza, Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi, Teora, Torella dei Lombardi.
2. Basilicata region
   • Potenza, 7 comuni: Atella, Melfi, Lavello, Pescopagano, Rapone, Rionero in Vulture, Ruvo del Monte.
3. Apulia region
   • Foggia, 4 comuni: Ascoli Satriano, Candela, Cerignola, Rocchetta Sant'Antonio.
   • Barletta-Andria-Trani, 7 comuni: Barletta, Canosa di Puglia, Margherita di Savoia (foce), Minervino Murge, San Ferdinando di Puglia, Spinazzola, Trinitapoli.

Main tributaries

Most tributaries of the Ofanto river are small streams. Some of them are:

Related pages

• List of rivers of Italy

Images for kids

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  Roman bridge of Canosa di Puglia

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  An ancient Roman bridge near Monteverde, Campania

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  Through Cairano

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  Oil painting Lungo l'Ofanto (1870) by Giuseppe de Nittis (1848–1884), Pinacoteca De Nittis, Barletta, Italy

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  Tabula Peutingeriana showing ancient Aufidus and Via Appia

See also

In Spanish: Ofanto para niños