Ticino River

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Image:Italy Pavia Ponte vecchio.JPG The Ticino River (formerly the River Ticinus) is a river, a tributary of the Po. It rises in the St. Gotthard massif in Switzerland, flows through Lake Maggiore. The Ticino joins the Po a few km downstream of Pavia. It is about 280 kilometers or 173 miles long. In Switzerland it is dammed to create hydroelectricity, while in Italy it is primarily used for irrigation.

Towns along the Ticino River are:

• in Switzerland: Airolo, Bellinzona, Locarno (on Lake Maggiore).
• in Italy: Stresa (on Lake Maggiore), Vigevano, Pavia.

Names derived from Ticino river:

• The Battle of Ticinus 218 BC, in the Second Punic War.
• The Swiss canton of Ticino.

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