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Belice is a river in southwestern Sicily, 107 km long (3rd in the region after South Imera and Simeto) and with a catchment area of 964 km , one of further extension of southern Sicily. In its course through the territory of three provinces: Agrigento, Palermo and Trapani, affecting the cities of Memphis, Montevago, Camporeale, Partanna Poggioreale and Castelvetrano. Belice is formed by the union of two branches, in places Carrubbella near Poggioreale: Belice Destro (55 km) which was founded in Piana degli Albanesi, and Belice Sinistro (57 km), down from the castle instead Busambra. After the confluence of the river, which extends along the NE-SW from Palermo to the Mediterranean coast between Punta Granitola and Capo San Marco, collects the waters of the river along Senore still about 50 km to the mouth that occurs in the Mediterranean Sea. The length of the main river is thus equal to 107 km, including 57 km of F. Belice Sinistro.
The Belize affected by the regime of typical Sicilian rivers or streams, with large floods in autumn and winter and low flows in summer almost total. The average annual (c. 4.5 m3 / s) is small in relation to the extension of the basin. In Piana degli Albanesi, the right course of Belize has been dammed, creating a pool of about 33 million m3 that serve for hydroelectric and irrigation for the surrounding area. At the confluence of two branches left and right, which falls in the town of Contessa Entellina has been established in recent times, the Integral Nature Reserve Grotta di Entella. The Entella Cave, which is why the establishment of the reserve, it develops inside the fortress (557 meters), which is a major block to be upstream of the confluence with the Left Belice Belice Destro. Around the headland of the Rock are not visible on the surface watercourses but rainwater seep into the ground going to feed the valley and tributaries of Petraro Belice Sinistro helping to increase water flow.
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