Limentra orientale

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| name = Limentra orientale

| image = Limentra 0790.JPG

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| mouth = Reno

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| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Italy

| length_km = 41

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The Limentra orientale (also: Limentra di Treppio) is a mountain river in Italy, a right tributary of the Reno. Its valley runs roughly from southwest to northeast, on the north side of the Apennine Mountains.[https://www.comune.sambuca.pt.it/it/page/aspetti-geografici Aspetti Geografici], Comune di Sambuca Pistoiese, 6 July 2021. Its upper valley is part of the Natura 2000 protected area Tre Limentre – Reno.[https://natura2000.eea.europa.eu/Natura2000/SDF.aspx?site=IT5130009 Natura 2000 – Standard data form Tre Limentre – Reno], European Environment Agency, December 2022. Near Suviana is a {{cvt|97|m|ft}} high dam, creating one of the largest reservoirs of the Apennines, Lake Suviana, with a capacity of about {{convert|46000000|m3|lk=out}}. It was built between 1928 and 1932 and is used for hydropower.[https://www.lastampa.it/cronaca/2024/04/10/news/bargi_operai_morti_costruzione-14208391/ La centrale maledetta progettata a Torino: un secolo fa morirono 13 operai nella costruzione della diga di Suviana], La Stampa, 10 April 2024.[https://www.parks.it/parco.suviana.brasimone/Epun_dettaglio.php?id_pun=2504 Suviana Lake], Ente di gestione per i Parchi e la Biodiversità – Emilia Orientale. The Bargi hydroelectric power station, site of a deadly explosion in April 2024, is situated at Lake Suviana. The Limentra orientale enters the Metropolitan City of Bologna near Lentula and Treppio. It flows into the Reno after {{convert|41|km|mi}}, near Riola di Vergato.

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