Liri
The Liri (Latin Liris or Lyris, previously, Clanis; Greek: Λεῖρις) is one of the principal rivers of central Italy, flowing into the Tyrrhenian Sea a little below Minturno under the name Garigliano.
| Liri | |
|---|---|
Bridge over the Liri | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Monti Simbruini |
| • elevation | about 1,000 m (3,300 ft) |
| Mouth | Garigliano |
• coordinates | 41.4098°N 13.8627°E |
| Length | 120 km (75 mi) |
| Basin size | 4,140 km2 (1,600 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 50 m3/s (1,800 cu ft/s) (at Pontecorvo) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Garigliano→ Tyrrhenian Sea |
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