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 Tiber basin [Wikidata]. It is about 50 km long, and its drainage basin covers 1,234 km2.[3]

Topino
Topino river
Location
CountryUmbria, Italy
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMonte Pennino
 • elevation649 m (2,129 ft)
MouthChiascio
 • location
Passaggio
 • coordinates
43°01′43″N 12°30′03″E / 43.0287°N 12.5008°E / 43.0287; 12.5008
Length50 km (31 mi)
Basin size1,234 km2 (476 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average12 m3/s (420 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionChiascioTiberTyrrhenian Sea

Background

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Its spring is on the slopes of the Monte Pennino, at 649 metres (2,129 ft), 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.

References

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  1. ^ Smith, W. (1854). "Tinia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography.
  2. ^ Harris, W., R. Talbert, S. Gillies, T. Elliott, J. Becker (6 December 2020). "Places: 413340 (Tinea (river))". Pleiades. Retrieved 2 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Agenzia regionale di protezione ambientale dell'Umbria" (PDF). Caratterizzazione dei bacini idrografici e dei corpi idrici superficiali], Sottobacino Topino Marroggia (in Italian). p. 9.