The Cherio River is a river of the Province of Bergamo

Province of Bergamo

The Province of Bergamo is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It has a population of 1,098,740 , an area of 2,722.86 square km, and contains 244 comuni...

, Lombardy

Lombardy

Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...

, Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

. The river runs for 32 kilometres and has a basin area of 161 km ². Its source is at 1,276 metres above sea level at Monte Torrezzo near Lake Endine

Lake Endine

Lake Endine is a lake of the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. Covering an area of 2.1 square kilometres, it is formed by the Cherio River at an altitude of 337 metres in the Val Cavallina...

 and flows into Oglio

Oglio

The Oglio is a left-side tributary of the Po River in Lombardy, Italy. It is 280 km long....

 at Palosco

Palosco

Palosco is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 50 km east of Milan and about 20 km southeast of Bergamo...

. The main tributary is the Tadone River on its right bank.

The river flows through the comunes of Endine Gaiano

Endine Gaiano

Endine Gaiano is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 70 km northeast of Milan and about 25 km northeast of Bergamo...

, Monasterolo del Castello

Monasterolo del Castello

Monasterolo del Castello is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 70 km northeast of Milan and about 20 km northeast of Bergamo...

, Casazza

Casazza

Casazza is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 70 km northeast of Milan and about 20 km northeast of Bergamo...

, Vigano San Martino

Vigano San Martino

Vigano San Martino is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 km northeast of Milan and about 20 km east of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,068 and an area of 3.6 km².Vigano San Martino borders the following...

, Grone

Grone

Grone is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 70 km northeast of Milan and about 20 km east of Bergamo...

, Borgo di Terzo

Borgo di Terzo

Borgo di Terzo is a comune in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy, in northern Italy.-Neighboring communes:*Albino*Entratico*Vigano San Martino*Berzo San Fermo*Luzzana...

, Berzo San Fermo

Berzo San Fermo

-Bounding comuni:*Grone*Adrara San Martino*Foresto Sparso*Entratico*Borgo di Terzo*Vigano San Martino-Coat of arms:The coat of arms are made up with a red-brick shield representing the wall over the green grass with a tree in the middle and a cow in the middle...

, Luzzana

Luzzana

Luzzana is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 km northeast of Milan and about 15 km east of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 776 and an area of 3.4 km²....

, Entratico

Entratico

Entratico is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about east of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,620 and an area of 4.1 km²....

, Trescore Balneario

Trescore Balneario

Trescore Balneario is a town and comune in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy, northern Italy.-History:The city itself is mentioned for the first time in 996 AD....

, Zandobbio

Zandobbio

Zandobbio is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 km northeast of Milan and about 20 km east of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,412 and an area of 6.5 km².Zandobbio borders the following municipalities:...

, Gorlago

Gorlago

Gorlago is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 km northeast of Milan and about 12 km southeast of Bergamo...

, Carobbio degli Angeli

Carobbio degli Angeli

Carobbio degli Angeli is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 km northeast of Milan and about 13 km southeast of Bergamo....

, Bolgare

Bolgare

-Bounding communes:*Gorlago*Carobbio degli Angeli*Chiuduno*Telgate*Grumello del Monte*Palosco*Calcinate*Costa di Mezzate-Coat of arms:The coat of arms are made up with a shield with red on the top-left and yellow on the other side and black on the bottom. The stem is colored with a lily leaf on...

, Calcinate

Calcinate

Calcinate is a town and comune in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. Its economy is mostly based on industry.-History:...

, Mornico al Serio

Mornico al Serio

Mornico al Serio is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 50 km northeast of Milan and about 14 km southeast of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,632 and an area of 7.0 km².Mornico al Serio borders the following...

and Palosco.