Borbera

Borbera
Location within the southeast Piedmont
Country Italy
Physical characteristics
Main source Monte Chiappo, Ligurian Alps
about 1,700 m (5,600 ft)
River mouth The Scrivia at Vignole Borbera (Province of Alessandria) in the frazione Precipiano
226 m (741 ft)
Length 38 km (24 mi)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    6.5 m3/s (230 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Basin size 212 km2 (82 sq mi)

The Borbera (Borbëa in Ligurian or Borbaja in Piedmontese) is a major torrente (a stream whose flow is marked by a high degree of seasonal variation) of the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont.

Geography

It begins at an elevation of 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) on Monte Chiappo and runs a course of 38 kilometres (24 mi) before flowing into the Scrivia as its major right tributary at Vignole Borbera.

The river passes through the territories of the following communes: Cabella Ligure, Albera Ligure, Rocchetta Ligure, Cantalupo Ligure, Borghetto di Borbera, Vignole Borbera, Stazzano, Arquata Scrivia, Serravalle Scrivia.

Coordinates: 44°42′31″N 8°52′17″E / 44.7085°N 8.8714°E / 44.7085; 8.8714


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