Anza (river)

Anza
Location within NE Piedmont
Country Italy
Physical characteristics
Main source Macugnaga, Belvedere Glacier
1,800 m (5,900 ft)
River mouth Toce
Length 35 km (22 mi)

The Anza is a 35-kilometre (22 mi) Alpine torrent of the Ossola in northern Italy. It flows from the glaciers of Monte Rosa through the Valle Anzasca and into the river Toce, of which it is a right tributary.

Its own principal tributaries are the Pedriola, the Tambach, the Orlovono and the Quarazza near Macugnaga and the Olecchia at Bannio Anzino.

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Coordinates: 46°00′N 8°17′E / 46.000°N 8.283°E / 46.000; 8.283

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