Verdura
{{Short description|River in Italy}}
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{{Infobox river
| name = Verdura
| image =
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| source1_location = Lake Favara
| mouth = Mediterranean Sea
| mouth_location = Torre Verdura
| mouth_coordinates = {{Coord|37.4643|13.2025|type:river_region:IT|display=it}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Italy
| length = {{convert|53|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| source1_elevation =
| mouth_elevation =
| discharge1_avg =
| basin_size = {{convert|422|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
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Verdura is a river of southern Sicily, located between Sciacca and Ribera.{{cite book |last1=Giovanni |first1=Gaetano di |title=La circoscrizione territoriale di Cianciana e dei comuni finitimi: storia ed osservazioni |date=1878 |publisher=S. Montes |page=221 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HPEtAAAAYAAJ |language=it}} The river's source is in Lake Favara. It flows into the sea about 1 1/2 miles south-southeast of Torre Verdura,{{cite book |last1=Office |first1=United States Naval Oceanographic |title=Sailing Directions for the Mediterranean: France, west coast of Italy, Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily, including adjacent islands |date=1958 |page=535 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=69ZHAQAAIAAJ |language=en}} via Sicily Channel,
Course
The upper reaches are known as the Sosio, becoming the Verdura after it is joined by the Lisandro. It is {{convert|53|km|mi}} long, with a catchment area of {{convert|422|km2|mi2}}. There are two hydroelectric dams, at Cristia and Favara. The fertile valley produces navel oranges, almonds, wine and olive oil.
See also
- Fulco di Verdura, jeweller, and the last person to bear the now-defunct Sicilian ducal title of Verdura.
References
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Category:Rivers of the Province of Agrigento
Category:European drainage basins of the Mediterranean Sea
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