Lao (Italian river)

Lao
Mercure
Location
CountryItaly
Physical characteristics
SourceSerra del Prete
 • locationPollino massif, Basilicata
 • coordinates39°58′13″N 16°8′42″E / 39.97028°N 16.14500°E / 39.97028; 16.14500
 • elevation2,181 m (7,156 ft)
MouthTyrrhenian Sea
 • location
Scalea, Calabria
 • coordinates
39°46′36″N 15°47′39″E / 39.77667°N 15.79417°E / 39.77667; 15.79417
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length51 km (32 mi)
Basin size594 km2 (229 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average12.1 m3/s (430 cu ft/s)
Rafting on the Lao near Papasidero

The Lao (Greek: Λᾶος; Latin: Laus, Laos or Laüs; formerly also Laino) is a river in southern Italy. It rises in the Lucanian Apennines in Basilicata (where it is known as the Mercure) and drains into the Tyrrhenian Sea near Scalea in Calabria.


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