Oasi del Po Morto Area represents a classic example of the continuous movement of the Po riverbed. As a matter of fact, most of the recreational area covers a territory where in the past a large bend of river Po, afterwards abandoned and now partially silted up.
The cut of the isthmus separating the two meanders happened during the extraordinary 1949 flood, after which river Po acquired in this area a straight course, abandoning its previous bed that became an oxbow. Since then, next to the river you can find a new aquatic environment which, for the lack of water exchange, can be assimilated to a pond.
The Po Morto area is like a playground where you can try and experience a particular photograph which, keeping the same subject, changes with the changing seasons or times of day. And that's why each photograph is different from the others.
The cut of the isthmus separating the two meanders happened during the extraordinary 1949 flood, after which river Po acquired in this area a straight course, abandoning its previous bed that became an oxbow. Since then, next to the river you can find a new aquatic environment which, for the lack of water exchange, can be assimilated to a pond.
The Po Morto area is like a playground where you can try and experience a particular photograph which, keeping the same subject, changes with the changing seasons or times of day. And that's why each photograph is different from the others.
