# Po river

The Po is a European river flowing through Italy. As of 2026-10-16, the Po was flowing at about 642.1 m³/s at the Pontelagoscuro gauge.

**Canonical name:** Po

**Countries:** Italy

**Maximum upstream drainage area:** 73,289 km²

**Mapped river length:** 615.3 km

**Gauging stations:** 11

**Classification:** Major European river

**Latest measured discharge:** 642.1 m³/s (Pontelagoscuro, 2026-10-16)

## Gauging stations on the Po

The following 11 gauging stations report discharge for the Po, ordered downstream (largest catchment first). Discharge is in cubic metres per second (m³/s).

| Station | Country | Discharge (m³/s) | Historical Comparison | Observed | Measurement | Data quality | Provider | Lat, Lon | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pontelagoscuro | Italy | 642.1 | — | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | unvalidated operational observation | ARPAE Emilia-Romagna | 44.888, 11.608 | [source](https://dati.arpae.it/dataset/meteo-dati-osservati-di-portata-istantanea) |
| Po a Pontelagoscuro | Italy | 639.5 | — | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | unvalidated operational observation | ARPAV, https://www.arpa.veneto.it/ (CC BY 4.0) | 44.89, 11.609 | [source](https://www.arpa.veneto.it/dati-ambientali/open-data/dati-arpav-in-formato-xml) |
| Sermide | Italy | 659.5 | — | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | unvalidated operational observation | ARPAE Emilia-Romagna | 45.015, 11.293 | [source](https://dati.arpae.it/dataset/meteo-dati-osservati-di-portata-istantanea) |
| Po a Ficarolo | Italy | 651.8 | — | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | unvalidated operational observation | ARPAV, https://www.arpa.veneto.it/ (CC BY 4.0) | 44.945, 11.426 | [source](https://www.arpa.veneto.it/dati-ambientali/open-data/dati-arpav-in-formato-xml) |
| Borgoforte | Italy | 647.2 | — | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | unvalidated operational observation | ARPAE Emilia-Romagna | 45.046, 10.759 | [source](https://dati.arpae.it/dataset/meteo-dati-osservati-di-portata-istantanea) |
| Boretto | Italy | 568.5 | — | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | unvalidated operational observation | ARPAE Emilia-Romagna | 44.906, 10.559 | [source](https://dati.arpae.it/dataset/meteo-dati-osservati-di-portata-istantanea) |
| Po a Boretto (RE) | Italy | 573.3 | — | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | unvalidated operational observation | ARPAV, https://www.arpa.veneto.it/ (CC BY 4.0) | 44.906, 10.56 | [source](https://www.arpa.veneto.it/dati-ambientali/open-data/dati-arpav-in-formato-xml) |
| Cremona | Italy | 469.8 | — | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | unvalidated operational observation | ARPAE Emilia-Romagna | 45.129, 9.995 | [source](https://dati.arpae.it/dataset/meteo-dati-osservati-di-portata-istantanea) |
| Po a Piacenza (PC) | Italy | 343.1 | — | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | unvalidated operational observation | ARPAV, https://www.arpa.veneto.it/ (CC BY 4.0) | 45.059, 9.704 | [source](https://www.arpa.veneto.it/dati-ambientali/open-data/dati-arpav-in-formato-xml) |
| Piacenza | Italy | 370.4 | — | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | unvalidated operational observation | ARPAE Emilia-Romagna | 45.061, 9.706 | [source](https://dati.arpae.it/dataset/meteo-dati-osservati-di-portata-istantanea) |
| Spessa Po | Italy | 314.6 | — | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | unvalidated operational observation | ARPAE Emilia-Romagna | 45.102, 9.346 | [source](https://dati.arpae.it/dataset/meteo-dati-osservati-di-portata-istantanea) |

## Related rivers

-   [Tiber](/rivers/tiber.html)
-   [Adige](/rivers/adige.html)
-   [Piave](/rivers/piave.html)
-   [Dora Baltea](/rivers/dora-baltea.html)
-   [Mincio](/rivers/mincio.html)
-   [Ofanto](/rivers/ofanto.html)
-   [Tagliamento](/rivers/tagliamento.html)
-   [Brenta](/rivers/brenta.html)
-   [Bacchiglione](/rivers/bacchiglione.html)
-   [Soča](/rivers/soca.html)
-   [Tesina](/rivers/tesina.html)
-   [Roya](/rivers/roya.html)

## Data, sources & timestamps

Geometry is the HydroRIVERS network (HydroSHEDS): European reaches with at least 500 km² of upstream catchment, merged into chains between confluences. Flow direction comes from the network itself; river names are the canonical English label joined from provider metadata and Natural Earth, with local-language aliases retained.

Discharge is normalised observed streamflow from official national hydrology providers, measured where a gauge sits on the river and interpolated between gauges. Pale/estimated values are derived from drainage area × the local specific discharge of nearby gauges and are never presented as measurements.

Underlying dataset built 2026-10-16T13:31:53.036165+00:00. This page generated 2026-10-16T13:35:10.972Z. Discharge values carry their own observation dates in the table above.

[Explore the Po on the interactive map →](/)