The Sarca is a river springing from the Adamello-Presanella

Adamello-Presanella

The Adamello-Presanella Alpine group is a mountain range in the Italian Alps. It is part of the Southern Limestone Alps. It is located in the provinces of Trentino and Brescia...

 mountains in the Italian Alps and flowing into Lake Garda

Lake Garda

Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy. It is located in Northern Italy, about half-way between Brescia and Verona, and between Venice and Milan. Glaciers formed this alpine region at the end of the last ice age...

 in Northern Italy

Italy

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. As an emissary of the lake it becomes known as the Mincio

Mincio

Mincio is a river in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.Called the Sarca River before entering Lake Garda, it flows from there about 65 km past Mantua into the Po River....

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The river is shallow and fast flowing, passing through the Val di Genova, forming a number of waterfalls, of which Cascina Muta and Saft dei Can are the best known. Before reaching Val Rendena

Val Rendena

Val Rendena is the valley of the Sarca river in Trentino, northern Italy.Main towns include Spiazzo Rendena and Pinzolo....

, part of its water is diverted to a hydroelectric powerstation. Then its flow becomes less and less tumultuous. The main places on the river include Carisolo

Carisolo

Carisolo is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 30 km northwest of Trento...

, Pinzolo

Pinzolo

Pinzolo is a small town and comune situated in Val Rendena in Trentino in the northern Italian Alps at an altitude of 800 m.It is mainly known as a ski resort during the winter months.-External links:...

, Tione di Trento

Tione di Trento

Tione di Trento is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 30 km west of Trento...

, Le Sarche, Ponte Arche and Ragoli

Ragoli

Ragoli is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 25 km west of Trento...

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