Gorghe spring (Monte Cucco - Umbria region - Italy)
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Gorghe spring (Monte Cucco - Umbria region - Italy)

by Nicola Morgantini, ARPA - Umbria (Italy) - Regional Environmental Protection Agency, Perugia, Italy

Gorghe karst spring in Monte Cucco massif. Monte Cucco is characterised by the presence of a wide (>30km) and deep (-930 m) karst system, the Monte Cucco Cave. The Gorghe spring represent a temporary groundwater outflow of the karst system (Umbria- Central Apennines).