Course

The source is between Monte Polveracchio and Monte Cervialto, in the Monti Picentini

Monti Picentini

thumb|300px|Rocky limestone landscape in the monti Picentini.The Monti Picentini is a mountain range and national park in southern Italy, part of the Apennines, traditionally part in the Campanian Apennines...

 range of the southern Apennines. It passes through the territories of
Acerno

Acerno

Acerno, is a town and in the province of Salerno in the region of Campania in south-western Italy.-Geography:Acerno, population 2,867 at the end of March 2009, is a small town, or large village, located 40 km north-east of the provincial capital of Salerno at 727 metres above sea level in...

 and Campagna

Campagna

Campagna is a small town and comune of the province of Salerno, in the Campania region of Southern Italy.-History:The town, located in a mountainous district, gradually lost importance in the 20th century...

, where it runs at the foot of Monte Costa Calda

Monte Costa Calda

Monte Costa Calda is a mountain in the region of Campania, Italy....

, then enters the commune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

 of Olevano sul Tusciano

Olevano sul Tusciano

Olevano sul Tusciano is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.- Civil Architectures :*Villa romana di S. Maria a Corte.*Castrum Olibani - Longobard castle.* Pope gardens in Salitto...

. Having passed the settlements of Ariano and Monticelli it crosses Battipaglia

Battipaglia

Battipaglia is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy, with some 51,000 inhabitants.- History :The birth of the comune of Battipaglia was officialised by a Royal Decree on 28 March 1929...

 to flow 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 ....

 at Spineta on the Gulf of Salerno

Gulf of Salerno

The Gulf of Salerno is a gulf of the Tyrrhenian Sea in the coast of the province of Salerno in south-western Italy. The northern part of this coast is the touristic Costiera Amalfitana, including towns like Amalfi, Maiori, Positano and the city of Salerno itself.The Gulf of Salerno is separated...

.

Tributaries

Its left tributary is the Canale Acque Alte Tusciano; its right tributaries are the torrents Cornea, Isca della Serra, Lama, Rialto and Vallemonio.

Hydropower

At Presa, a locality of Olevano sul Tusciano, part of the water is diverted to the hydroelectric power station at Ariano. This, the earliest hydropower facility to be built in southern Italy, was planned in 1895 and constructed during the years 1901–1905 for the Società Meridionale di Elettricità.