The Limentra di Sambuca (also: Limentra occidentale) is a mountain river in Italy, a right tributary of the Reno. It passes through Sambuca Pistoiese, on the north side of the Apennine Mountains. Its valley runs from southwest to northeast, parallel to the upper valley of the Reno to its west and the Limentrella to its east.Aspetti Geografici, Comune di Sambuca Pistoiese, 6 July 2021. It has a length of and flows into the Reno near Ponte della Venturina, near the border between Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna.
Its upper valley is part of the Natura 2000 protected area Tre Limentre - Reno.Natura 2000 - Standard data form Tre Limentre - Reno, European Environment Agency, December 2022. Near Pàvana is a high dam with a capacity of , built in 1925 and used for hydropower.La diga di Pavana sul Limentra di Sambuca, bologna.online, 21 April 2024. Part of its water is diverted at Spedaletto towards the aqueduct serving Pistoia.Consumi sotto controllo: le cifre attuali, Comune di Pistoia, 2 July 2005.
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