What is Ticino (river)?
{{Infobox river | name = Ticino | image = Pavia Ponte Coperto.JPG | image_caption = The river Ticino and the Old Bridge of [[Pavia]]<br>(medieval in date) | source1_location = Val [[Bedretto]], [[Ticino]], [[Switzerland]] | mouth = [[Po River|River Po]], south-east of [[Pavia]], [[Italy]] | subdivision_type1 = Countries | subdivision_name1 = [[Switzerland]], [[Italy]] | length = {{convert|248|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} | source1_elevation = about {{convert|2200|m|ft|sigfig=2|abbr=on}} | discharge1_avg= at [[Magadino]]: 69 m³/s | basin_size = {{convert|7228|km2|sqmi|sigfig=4|abbr=on}} }} [[Image:Pavia ponte coperto sul Ticino.jpg|thumb|right|A covered bridge over the Ticino, in Pavia]] The '''Ticino river''' is a [[river]] that originates in the [[Alps]], near [[Nufenen]]. It then flows through the [[Switzerland|Swiss]] canton of [[Ticino]] and northern [[Italy]]. It flows into the [[Po River]], near [[Pavia]]. It is 270 [[kilometre|km]] long. It gave its name to the canton. In Switzerland, it is [[dam]]med to make electricity. In Italy, it is mainly used for [[irrigation]]. The river flows through [[Lago Maggiore]]. {{authority control}} [[Category:Rivers of Switzerland]] [[Category:Rivers of Italy]] {{multistub|Geo|Europe}}