Tirso (river)
Tirso Tirsu | |
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Location | |
Country | Italy |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | (Buddusò) plateau |
• elevation | 985 m (3,232 ft) |
Mouth | Mediterranean Sea |
• location | Gulf of Oristano |
• coordinates | 39°53′06″N 8°32′26″E / 39.885°N 8.54056°ECoordinates: 39°53′06″N 8°32′26″E / 39.885°N 8.54056°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 152 km (94 mi) |
Basin size | 3,375 km2 (1,303 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 4.28 m3/s (151 cu ft/s) |
The Tirso (Sardinian: Tirsu, Latin Thyrsus) is a 152-kilometre (94 mi) river, the most important of the island of Sardinia (Italy). It rises from the plateau of Buddusò, on the slopes of the at an elevation of 985 metres (3,232 ft) and crosses the island from east to west, passing through Lake Omodeo and entering the sea in the Gulf of Oristano.
Categories:
- European drainage basins of the Mediterranean Sea
- Rivers of Italy
- Rivers of Sardinia
- Rivers of the Province of Sassari
- Rivers of the Province of Oristano
- Sardinia geography stubs
- Italy river stubs