Topino Explained

Topino
Map:Topino.png
Source1 Location:Monte Pennino
Source1 Elevation:649m (2,129feet)
Mouth:Chiascio
Mouth Location:Passaggio
Mouth Coordinates:43.0287°N 12.5008°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Umbria, Italy
Length:50km (30miles)
Discharge1 Avg:12m3/s
Basin Size:1234km2

The Topino is a river in Umbria, central Italy. It was known in ancient times as Supunna by Umbri and later in Latin as Tinia[1] [2] and is mentioned by Dante Alighieri in the Canto XI of the Paradise. It is the main tributary of the Chiascio, in the . It is about 50 km long, and its drainage basin covers 1,234 km2.[3]

Background

Its spring is on the slopes of the Monte Pennino, at 649m (2,129feet), in the territory of Nocera Umbra. Topino's tributaries include the Menotre, the Clitunno (known as Timia past its confluence with Marroggia creek) and the Ose. After passing through the comuni of Valtopina, Foligno, Bevagna, Cannara and Bettona, it joins the Chiascio at Passaggio.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Smith, W. . Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography . 1854 . Tinia.
  2. Web site: Harris, W., R. Talbert, S. Gillies, T. Elliott, J. Becker . 6 December 2020 . Places: 413340 (Tinea (river)) . April 2, 2015 . Pleiades.
  3. Web site: Agenzia regionale di protezione ambientale dell'Umbria . Caratterizzazione dei bacini idrografici e dei corpi idrici superficiali], Sottobacino Topino Marroggia . 9 . it.