Ombrone

Ombrone
Confluence of the Arbia (left) and Ombrone (right) south of Buonconvento.
Location
Country Italy
Physical characteristics
Source  
 • location San Gusmè
 • elevation about 420 m (1,380 ft)
Mouth  
 • location
Tyrrhenian Sea
Length 160 km (99 mi)
Basin size 3,494 km2 (1,349 sq mi)
Discharge  
 • average 32 m3/s (1,100 cu ft/s) at the mouth

The Ombrone (Latin: Umbro) is a 160-kilometre (99 mi) long river in Tuscany, central Italy.

The Ombrone's source is at San Gusmè, near Castelnuovo Berardenga, on the south-eastern side of the Monti del Chianti. After a twisting route, it receives the waters of the tributaries Arbia, Merse and Orcia before reaching the plain near Istia d'Ombrone.

It subsequently passes near the city of Grosseto, before flowing into the Tyrrhenian Sea.

See also