What is the Po river?
Q: What is the Po river?
A: The Po (Latin: Padus, Italian: Po, ancient "Eridanus") is a river that flows 652 kilometers (405 miles) eastward across northern Italy, from Monviso (in the Cottian Alps) to the Adriatic Sea near Venice.
Q: How long is the Po river?
A: The Po has a length of 652 kilometers (405 miles).
Q: What cities does it go through?
A: The Po goes through many important Italian towns, including Turin (Torino) and Milan (Milano), in Lombardy.
Q: What did Leonardo da Vinci help design related to the river?
A: Leonardo da Vinci helped design a net of channels called navigli which are connected to Milan.
Q: What is located at the end of its course?
A: At the end of its course, it creates a wide delta with hundreds of small channels and five main ones called Po di Maestra, Po della Pila, Po delle Tolle, Po di Gnocca and Po di Goro.
Q: What region does it correspond to in Roman times?
A: The vast valley around the River corresponds to Roman Cisalpine Gaul which was divided into Cispadane Gaul (South of the River) and Transpadane Gaul (North of the River).
Q:What substances were found in water from this river in 2005 ?
A:In 2005 water from this River was found to contain "staggering" amounts of benzoylecgonine which is excreted by cocaine users in urine.
