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Canale Villoresi is a canal in Italy; it was the brainchild of Lombardy engineer Eugenio Villoresi.

Canale Villoresi
The Canale Villoresi
Specifications
Length	86 km (53 mi)
History
Principal engineer	Eugenio Villoresi
Construction began	1877
Date completed	1890
Geography
Start point	River Ticino near the village of Somma Lombardo
End point	Adda River

It originates from the River Ticino near the village of Somma Lombardo, and runs eastwards for 86 kilometres (53 mi) to the Adda River.

Construction began in 1877, but Villoresi himself died two years later. The works were completed in 1890 by a consortium.

Irrigation was the canal's main reason for being but the addition of locks enabled cargoes of sand to be carried along it.

Further reading

• Del Felice, Lorenzo; Roberta Valtorta (1997). Canali e Opere nell'Est Ticino-Villoresi (in Italian). Guerini e Associati. ISBN 88-7802-829-0.

See also

• Villoresi Park

Sister projects

Media related to Canale Villoresi at Wikimedia Commons

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Il canale Villoresi (in lombardo Canal Vilores o, localmente, Rongion – "roggione") è un importante canale d'irrigazione ideato dall'ingegnere lombardo Eugenio Villoresi da cui prese il nome.

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