The Irminio ( Sicilian : Iriminiu ; Italian : Irminio ; Latin : Hirminius ) is a 55-kilometre (34 mi) long river located in south-eastern Sicily , southern Italy . It is the most important of the rivers of the province of Ragusa .
4-520: The river springs from Monte Lauro , the main peak of the Hyblaean Mountains , which form the main part of the mountainous southeast of Sicily and runs across the province from north-east to south-west before flowing into the Mediterranean Sea 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) east of Marina di Ragusa . Its main affluences are the streams Cava Volpe , Ciaramite , Mastratto , and near Ragusa Ibla
8-559: The chain of Hyblaean Mountains , stretching between the three provinces of Catania, Ragusa and Siracusa. Monte Lauro is part of a complex of extinct volcanoes having formed under the sea during the Miocene epoch. Its slopes currently host more than 2330 hectares of Mediterranean coniferous forests, extending into the territories of Buccheri , Buscemi , Chiaramonte Gulfi , Ferla , Giarratana , Licodia Eubea , Monterosso Almo , Vizzini , and Carlentini . Many rivers originate there, including
12-480: The streams San Leonardo and Santa Domenica . Halfway through its course the river is housing a small area classified as Oasi Irminio for the brown trout and at its mouth the Natural reserve Macchia Foresta del fiume Irminio of 134 hectares (330 acres). The 10 November 1976 works started to build a dam along the river in the area between Ragusa and Giarratana . The structure, 57.10 metres (187.3 ft) tall,
16-541: Was completed in 1983 to create the Lago di Santa Rosalia , a reservoir for agricultural use but also used for recreational fishing . This Sicilian location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Italy is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Monte Lauro Mount Lauro is a mountain reaching 986 metres located in south-eastern Sicily belonging to
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