Piota

Piota
Upper course winter view
Location within the SE Piedmont
Country Italy
Physical characteristics
Main source Monte Pracaban
948 m (3,110 ft)
River mouth Orba at Silvano d'Orba
196 m (643 ft)
Length 32.1 km (19.9 mi)[1]
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    3.4 m3/s (120 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Basin size 113.34 km2 (43.76 sq mi)[1]

The Piota is an Apennine torrent in the Province of Alessandria, north-west Italy.

Geography

The Piota passes through the territory of the communes of Bosio, Casaleggio Boiro, Lerma, Tagliolo Monferrato, Silvano d'Orba and Rocca Grimalda. As a tributary of the Orba, the Piota falls within the Po basin.

The river’s source is on the Piedmontese flank of Monte Pracaban and its course takes it through the wild landscapes of the Ligurian Apennine that form the Parco Regionale delle Capanne di Marcarolo. Having been joined by the Gorzente, the Piota enters the Orba near Silvano d'Orba.

Fishing

Trout are fished for in the river and it is possible to pan flecks of gold.

References

  1. 1 2 AA.VV. (2004-07-01). "Elaborato I.c/5". Piano di Tutela delle Acque - Revisione del 1º luglio 2004; Caratterizzazione bacini idrografici (pdf). Regione Piemonte. Retrieved 2010-04-02.

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Coordinates: 44°40′58″N 8°39′50″E / 44.6827°N 8.6640°E / 44.6827; 8.6640


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