Fiumelatte river

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The Fiumelatte river is a very short, seasonal Italian stream near Lake Como, noted for its milky-white waters and sudden springtime appearance.

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Fiumelatte River 3
Fiumelatte river canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
seasonal stream
associatedWith village of Fiumelatte
country Italy
drainageBasin Po basin
ecosystemType alpine foothill stream
elevationDifference steep descent from source to lake
flowPattern appears in spring
disappears in autumn
flowsInto Lake Como
linked to: Lake Como, Italy
geologicalContext karstic limestone area
hasCulturalSignificance local curiosity described since Renaissance times
hasSeason flows mainly from March to October
hasTouristPath trail from Varenna to source
hasType intermittent river
hydrologicalFeature short and steep course
length approximately 250 meters
localName Fiumelatte
locatedIn Lombardy
Province of Lecco
mentionedIn Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Atlanticus
linked to: Codex Atlanticus
mouthLocation Lake Como
linked to: Lake Como, Italy
nameLanguage Italian
nameMeaning milk river
near eastern shore of Lake Como
town of Varenna
linked to: Varenna
notableCharacteristic milky-white waters
very short length
notableFor intermittent flow
sudden springtime appearance
partOf Lake Como basin
linked to: Lake Como, Italy
region Northern Italy
seasonality seasonal
sourceLocation limestone cliffs above Varenna
sourceType karst spring
studiedBy Leonardo da Vinci
tourism local tourist attraction
viewed from boats on Lake Como
visibleFrom coast road along Lake Como
waterAppearanceCause aeration of fast-flowing water
turbulence and suspended sediments
waterColor milky white

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fiumelatte hasPart Fiumelatte river
Fiumelatte waterBody Fiumelatte river
Fiumelatte river source feeds Fiumelatte River
linked to: Fiumelatte river
Fiumelatte river source partOf Fiumelatte River
linked to: Fiumelatte river
Fiumelatte river source hasOutflow Fiumelatte River
linked to: Fiumelatte river