Ellero

The Ellero is a 34.6-kilometre (21.5 mi)[1] long river in northwestern Italy (Piedmont).

Ellero
The Ellero near its source
Location
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceProvince of Cuneo
Physical characteristics
SourcePian Marchisio
 ⁃ locationLigurian Alps
MouthTanaro
 ⁃ coordinates
44.4431°N 7.8856°E / 44.4431; 7.8856
Length34.6-kilometre (21.5 mi)[1]
Basin size197.45 km2 (76.24 sq mi) [1]
Discharge 
 ⁃ locationnear Bastia Mondovì
 ⁃ average5.2[2]
Basin features
ProgressionTanaro→ Po→ Adriatic Sea
Tributaries 
 ⁃ rightMaudagna

Geography

The river is a tributary to the river Tanaro, which is a tributary of the river Po. Its source is in Pian Marchisio, a large plateau of the Ligurian Alps. It flows northwards digging the Valle Ellero, which ends in the Po plain near Roccaforte Mondovì.[3] The Ellero then follows its course through the plain turning NE, crosses Villanova Mondovì (where it gets from right hand the Maudagna, its main tributary) and then after Mondovì, with some meanders, reaches Bastia Mondovì where it joins the river Tanaro.

Main tributaries
The Ellero in Mondovì
  • Left hand side:
    • torrente Lurisia, that crosses the village of Lurisia.
  • Right hand side:
    • torrente Maudagna,
    • torrente Ermena, which reaches the Ellero in Mondovì.
    • torrente Niere, joining the Ellero near Monastero di Vasco

Notes
  1. AA.VV. (2004-07-01). "Elaborato I.c/5". Piano di Tutela delle Acque - Revisione del 1º luglio 2004; Caratterizzazione bacini idrografici (PDF) (in Italian). Regione Piemonte. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  2. AA.VV. (2004-07-01). "Elaborato I.c/7". Piano di Tutela delle Acque - Revisione del 1º luglio 2004; Caratterizzazione bacini Idrografici (PDF) (in Italian). Regione Piemonte. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  3. "Escursioni in valle Ellero" (in Italian). Cuneotrekking. Retrieved 2020-02-01.

See also

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