Amendolea

Amendolea
Location
CountryItaly
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationAspromonte
  elevation1,805 m (5,922 ft)
MouthIonian Sea
  coordinates
37°55′36″N 15°53′19″E / 37.9267°N 15.8886°E / 37.9267; 15.8886
Length68.75 km (42.72 mi)
Basin size150.4 km2 (58.1 sq mi)

The Amendolea (Greek: Ποταμός Αμεντολέα from Greek "αμυγδαλέα" (=αμυγδαλιά)) is a river in the province of Reggio Calabria in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Its source is near Montalto in Aspromonte National Park. The river flows south past Roghudi and Condofuri and empties into the Ionian Sea west of Bova Marina. It has a drainage basin of 150.4 square kilometres (58.1 sq mi).