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{{Short description|River in Switzerland}}
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[[File:Maggia Delta 2014 Air.jpg|thumb|left|The Maggia delta with Ascona and Locarno (located on the northern part of the delta, above the river), seen from south]]
{{Infobox river
| name = Maggia
| image = Maggia01.jpg
| image_caption = Maggia, about 1 kilometer from the village Maggia
| source1_location =
| mouth = [[Lake Maggiore]]
| mouth_location =
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|46|09|10.6611|N|8|48|12.38|E|region:CH-TI_type:river_source:dewiki|display=titleit}}▼
| progression = {{RLake Maggiore}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [[Switzerland]]
| length =
| source1_elevation =
| discharge1_avg =
| basin_size =
| tributaries_left =
| tributaries_right = [[Melezzo Orientale]]
}}
The '''Maggia''' is a [[river]] in the [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Ticino]].
 
The springs are near the [[Cristallina]] mountain andat the8136 ft (2480 m). The river runs through the [[Val Sambuco]], the [[Val Lavizzara]], and the [[Valle Maggia]], and enters [[Lago Maggiore]] between [[Ascona]] and [[Locarno]]. The village [[Maggia, Ticino|Maggia]] is situated on the river.
 
The river is used for [[hydroelectric power]] production, e.g. with the dams of [[Lago del Narèt]] and [[Lago del Sambuco]] near the sources.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vallemaggia {{!}} Ascona-Locarno|url=https://www.ascona-locarno.com/en/explore/vallemaggia|access-date=2021-09-12|website=www.ascona-locarno.com|language=en}}</ref>
 
The Maggia river is a popular [[Scuba dive|scuba diving]] spot due to its crystal clear waters.
 
The name of the river derives from the name of the village Maggia that, as said before, is situated on the coast of the river.
In the 90s the river had a European record : the river that grow faster in Europe while it rains. This carateristic provoke many tragedy in the past. Breaking a bridge that connect the old Maggia to Aurigeno and Moghegno and killing a lot of people in the 70s.▼
 
▲In the 90s1990s the river had a European record : the river that growgrew fasterfastest in Europe while itduring rains. This carateristiccharacteristic provokeled to many tragedytragedies in the past. BreakingOne involved the collapse of a bridge that connectconnecting the old Maggia to Aurigeno and Moghegno andwhich killingkilled a lot ofmany people in the 70s1970s.
 
==See also==
* [[List of rivers of Switzerland]]
 
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ofima.ch Ofima] {{in lang|de icon}} {{|it icon}} electricity producer
 
{{Lago Maggiore| state = collapsed}}
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[[Category:Rivers of Ticino]]▼
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[[Category:Rivers of Switzerland]]
▲[[Category:Ticino]]
[[Category:Po basin]]
 
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