Coscile
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| Coscile | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of the Coscile  Coscile (Italy) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Pollino massif |
| • elevation | 1,700 m (5,600 ft) |
| Mouth | Crati river |
• coordinates | 39°42′11″N 16°27′37″E / 39.70306°N 16.46028°E |
| Length | 50 km (31 mi) |
| Basin size | 948 km2 (366 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 14 m3/s (490 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Crati→ Gulf of Taranto |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Garga, Esaro |
The Coscile is a river in Calabria, southern Italy.[1] In classical antiquity it was known as the Sybaris (Greek: Σύβαρις) and gave its name to the Ancient Greek city. It is the third-largest river in the region in terms of water discharge and extent of its basin after the Crati and Neto. It is the main left tributary of the Crati.
The river is about 50 kilometers long and has a large basin of approximately 950 km2. It collects the waters of many springs at the foot of the Pollino massif and the Serra Dolcedorme through the tributaries Esaro, Tiro and Garga. Initially its course is towards the south-east through the plain of Sibari, but changes to an eastern direction after its confluence with the Esaro river. The Esaro is its main tributary which almost triples its discharge. The river then feeds into the Crati just east of Apollinara, a frazione in the comune of Corigliano Calabro.
The river is crossed in several places by the A2 motorway from Salerno to Reggio Calabria from the pass of Campotenese (at an elevation of 1000 meters), a frazione of Morano Calabro, to Castrovillari. Near Spezzano Albanese the river is also crossed by the railway line from Cosenza to Sibari.