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Crati
The Crati at Cosenza
Location
CountryItaly
RegionCalabria
Physical characteristics
SourceSila Mountains
 • elevation1,742 m (5,715 ft)
MouthGulf of Taranto
 • location
Laghi di Sibari
 • coordinates
39°43′25″N 16°31′45″E / 39.72361°N 16.52917°E / 39.72361; 16.52917
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length91 km (57 mi)
Basin size2,448 km2 (945 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average36 m3/s (1,300 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftBusento, Coscile
 • rightArente, Mucone, Duglia
The Crati at its confluence with the Busento river near the center of Cosenza

The Crati is a river in Calabria, southern Italy. It is the largest river of Calabria and the third largest river of southern Italy after the Volturno and the Sele. In classical antiquity it was known as the Crathis or Crater[1] (Greek: Κρᾶθις).

  1. ^ Richard J.A. Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World: Map-By-Map Directory. Vol. I. Princeton, NJ and Oxford, UK: Princeton University Press. p. 698. ISBN 0691049459.

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