Calore Lucano

Not to be confused with Calore Irpino.

The Calore Lucano (or Calore Salernitano) is a river in Campania, southern Italy, whose course is entirely included in the province of Salerno, within Cilento, for a total of about 63 kilometres (39 mi). It is an important left tributary of the Sele. In ancient times it was known as Calor.

Calore Lucano
Location
Country	Italy
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Monte Cervati
Mouth	Sele
• coordinates	40°30′18″N 15°01′10″E
Length	63 km (39 mi)
Basin size	780 km2 (300 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	29.80 m3/s (1,052 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Sele→ Tyrrhenian Sea

Overview

It rises in the northern slopes of Monte Cervati, in the Apennine Mountains and flows through the Parco nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano. For long reaches it flows between high rocky walls, as near Laurino or in the gorge of Monte Pescorubino, between the localities of Magliano Vetere and Felitto.

It empties into the Sele not far from the ancient city of Paestum.

The Calore is one of the few rivers in Europe in which the European otter still lives.

References

• De Giorgi, Cosimo (1995). Viaggio nel Cilento. Giuseppe Galzerano Editore.

External links

• The dictionary definition of Calore at Wiktionary