Esaro (Crotone)

The Esaro (Latin: Aisaros)[1] is a river in the province of Crotone, Calabria, southern Italy.[2] Its source is near Cutro. The river flows southeast near Crotone Airport before curving northeast and eventually flowing into the Ionian Sea just north of Crotone.

For the river in the province of Cosenza, see Esaro (Cosenza).
Esaro
Location
CountryItaly
RegionCalabria
ProvinceCrotone
Physical characteristics
Sourcenear Cutro
 ⁃ elevation300 m
MouthIonian Sea
 ⁃ location
Crotone
 ⁃ coordinates
39.0908°N 17.1156°E / 39.0908; 17.1156
Length20 km (12 mi)
Basin size110 km2 (42 sq mi)
Discharge 
 ⁃ average0.6 m3/s (21 cu ft/s)

References
  1. Richard J.A. Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World: Map-By-Map Directory. I. Princeton, NJ and Oxford, UK: Princeton University Press. p. 696. ISBN 0691049459.
  2. The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World (13 ed.). London: Times Books. 2011. p. 78 M5. ISBN 9780007419135.


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