Cassarate (river)

Cassarate
Cassarate river in Lugano
Location
Country	Switzerland
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Monte Gazzirola / Val Colla
Mouth
• location	Lake Lugano at Lugano
• coordinates	46°00′08″N 8°57′42″E / 46.0021°N 8.9616°E / 46.0021; 8.9616
Length	18.3 km (11.4 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Lake Lugano→ Tresa→ Lake Maggiore→ Ticino→ Po→ Adriatic Sea

The Cassarate is a river of the Swiss canton of Ticino. It rises in the upper part of the Val Colla, on the slopes of Monte Gazzirola and the San Lucio Pass. It flows into Lake Lugano at Lugano.

On its way downstream, the river flows through the Val Colla valley before reaching the city centre of Lugano.^[1]

Historically, the lower reaches of the Cassarate river formed the boundary between the communities of Lugano (to the west) and Cassarate (to the east), but both communities now form part of the city.