Milan, 7 August (LaPresse) – The Tiber has not been this low since 2011: yesterday, the river that flows through Rome recorded a water level approximately 15 centimetres lower than the monthly average for August between 2011 and 2020. These figures were provided to LaPresse by ANBI, the National Association of Consortia for Land and Irrigation Water Management and Protection. The Tiber has not run dry, but the water level is certainly trending downwards. It is the Ripetta hydrometer, in the city centre, that monitors the Tiber’s condition. Thus, comparing the figures, in August 2011 the river’s lowest level was 4.85 metres, and yesterday that figure came close to the levels seen 15 years ago, reaching 4.88 metres. The images taken by LaPresse illustrate the situation: at the Ponte Milvio, the water is so low that the rocks on the riverbed are visible in several places. It is currently difficult to quantify precisely what is happening to the Tiber because there are no measurements of the river’s flow rate, but the fact remains that water levels are falling. In Lazio, concerns are also mounting again over lake levels in the Castelli Romani area: both Albano and Nemi have fallen by around 5 centimetres in a week.
Rome: The Tiber is at its lowest level in 15 years, almost 15 cm below the 2011–2020 average
Milan, 7 August (LaPresse) – The Tiber has not been this low since 2011: yesterday, the river that flows through Rome recorded a water level approximately 15 centimetres lower than the monthly average for August between 2011 and 2020. These figures were provided to LaPresse by ANBI, the National Association of Consortia for Land and Irrigation Water Management and Protection. The Tiber has not run dry, but the water level is certainly trending downwards. It is the Ripetta hydrometer, in the city centre, that monitors the Tiber’s condition. Thus, comparing the figures, in August 2011 the river’s lowest level was 4.85 metres, and yesterday that figure came close to the levels seen 15 years ago, reaching 4.88 metres. The images taken by LaPresse illustrate the situation: at the Ponte Milvio, the water is so low that the rocks on the riverbed are visible in several places. It is currently difficult to quantify precisely what is happening to the Tiber because there are no measurements of the river’s flow rate, but the fact remains that water levels are falling. In Lazio, concerns are also mounting again over lake levels in the Castelli Romani area: both Albano and Nemi have fallen by around 5 centimetres in a week.