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Vedeggio

Coordinates: 45°59′42″N 8°54′27″E / 45.9949°N 8.9074°E / 45.9949; 8.9074
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Vedeggio
Location
CountrySwitzerland
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMonte Camoghè, Canton Ticino
 • elevation2,200 m (7,200 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Lago di Lugano at Agno
 • coordinates
45°59′42″N 8°54′27″E / 45.9949°N 8.9074°E / 45.9949; 8.9074
Basin features
ProgressionLake LuganoTresaLake MaggioreTicinoPoAdriatic Sea

The Vedeggio is a river of the Swiss Canton Ticino which rises on the slopes of Monte Camoghè (2200m) between Bellinzona and Lugano, crosses the plain of Vedeggio (which takes its name from the river), and enters Lake Lugano at Agno. Its final section, from the outskirts of Agno until its emission into Lake Lugano has been cut into a straight channel for ease of civil planning in the town.