Flumendosa
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The Flumendosa is a river
of southern Sardinia
, Italy
. With a length of 127 km (79 mi), it is the second river of the island behind the Tirso.
The Flumendosa's springs are located in the Gennargentu
massif, at the feet of the Monte Armidda; it flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea
in the area of the towns of Muravera
and Villaputzu
. It drains a basin of c. 1,775 km². Before the construction of two large dams, it had a discharge of 22 m³/s.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
of southern Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
, 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...
. With a length of 127 km (79 mi), it is the second river of the island behind the Tirso.
The Flumendosa's springs are located in the Gennargentu
Gennargentu
Gennargentu is a large massif in central-southern Sardinia, Italy, encompassing the provinces of Nuoro and Ogliastra. It includes the highest peaks in the island, such as Punta La Marmora , Monte Spada , Punta Erba Irdes , Bruncu Spina and Punta Paulinu .The range forms part of the Gennargentu...
massif, at the feet of the Monte Armidda; it flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea
Tyrrhenian Sea
The Tyrrhenian Sea is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy.-Geography:The sea is bounded by Corsica and Sardinia , Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, Basilicata and Calabria and Sicily ....
in the area of the towns of Muravera
Muravera
Muravera is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 45 km northeast of Cagliari in the Sarrabus traditional area....
and Villaputzu
Villaputzu
Villaputzu is a municipality in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region and island of Sardinia, located about 45 km northeast of the sardinian capital Cagliari...
. It drains a basin of c. 1,775 km². Before the construction of two large dams, it had a discharge of 22 m³/s.