Fortore

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title: "Fortore" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["rivers-of-italy", "rivers-of-the-province-of-foggia", "rivers-of-the-province-of-benevento", "rivers-of-the-province-of-campobasso", "adriatic-italian-coast-basins"] topic_path: "geography/italy" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortore" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Fortore
image	Fiume Fortore.jpg
source1_location	Monte Altieri
mouth	Adriatic Sea
mouth_location	near Lake Lesina
mouth_coordinates
subdivision_type1	Country
subdivision_name1	Italy
length_km	110
source1_elevation	840 m
mouth_elevation	0 m
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| name = Fortore | image = Fiume Fortore.jpg | image_caption = | source1_location = Monte Altieri | mouth = Adriatic Sea | mouth_location = near Lake Lesina | mouth_coordinates = | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Italy | length_km = 110 | source1_elevation = 840 m | mouth_elevation = 0 m | discharge1_avg = | basin_size = The Fortore (Latin: Fertor or Frento) is a river which flows through the provinces of Benevento, Campobasso and Foggia in southern Italy. It is 110 km long. The river rises from the slopes of Monte Altieri, which reaches 888 m above sea level. The Fortore, on the Adriatic side of the Apennines, collects the waters of four small streams about 4 km from San Bartolomeo in Galdo. From there it runs in a northerly direction through a narrow and twisting valley between the Daunian Mountains. After 22 km, near Castelvetere in Val Fortore, it exits from the province of Benevento. In its lower course it forms the border between the provinces of Campobasso and Foggia. The Fortore flows into the Adriatic Sea not far from Lake Lesina.

Lago di Occhito was created by damming part of the Fortore.

References

References

1. "Fortore - River".
2. italiano, Touring club. (1979). "Abruzzo, Molise". Touring Editore.

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