Bormida di Spigno

Bormida di Spigno
The river in Cairo Montenotte
Country Italy
Physical characteristics
Main source Pian dei Corsi, Liguria
1,000 m (3,300 ft)
River mouth Bormida, near Bistagno (AL)
Length 58.2 km (36.2 mi)[1]
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    6.7 m3/s (240 cu ft/s)[2]
Basin features
Basin size 273.7 km2 (105.7 sq mi)[2]

The Bormida di Spigno is a river of north-west Italy.

Geography

Bormida di Spigno headwaters are in the Ligurian province of Savona above Pian dei Corsi at 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above sea level in a transitional zone between the Alpine and Apennine mountain ranges. There its waters run as the separate “Bormidas” of Mallare and Pallare in distinct close valleys before quickly joining after a few kilometers. It joins with the Bormida (or Bormida di Millesimo) near Bistagno in the Piedmontese province of Alessandria.

References

  1. ↑ AA.VV. "Elaborato I.c/5". Piano di Tutela delle Acque - Revisione del 1º luglio 2004; Caratterizzazione bacini idrografici (PDF) (in Italian). Regione Piemonte. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  2. 1 2 AA.VV. "Elaborato I.c/7". Piano di Tutela delle Acque - Revisione del 1º luglio 2004; Caratterizzazione bacini idrografici (PDF) (in Italian). Regione Piemonte. Retrieved 2016-07-27.

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