Cerusa

Cerusa
Country	Italy
Basin
Main source	Ligurian Apennines 376 m (1,234 ft)
River mouth	Ligurian Sea in Voltri (GE, Italy) 0 m (0 ft) 44°25′36.48″N 8°44′33.8″E / 44.4268000°N 8.742722°ECoordinates: 44°25′36.48″N 8°44′33.8″E / 44.4268000°N 8.742722°E
Basin size	24 km^2 (9.3 sq mi)[1]
Physical characteristics
Length	10.7 km (6.6 mi)[1]

The Cerusa is a 10.7-kilometre (6.6 mi) stream of Liguria (Italy).

Geography

Mouth of the Cerusa

The river is formed at 376 m by the confluence of two streams, Rio Gava and Rio delle Cave,^[2] in the Ligurian Apennines. The river then flows through the Valle Cerusa and crosses the villages of Fiorino, Fabbriche di Voltri e Fullo. Heading south reaches Voltri and ends its course in the Ligurian Sea, after being crossed by Autostrada A10, Genoa–Ventimiglia railway and Aurelia national road.

Cerusa basin (24 km2) is totally included in the Province of Genova.^[3]

Main tributaries

• Left hand:
  • Rio delle Cave.
• Right hand:
  • Rio Gava;
  • Rio Secco.

History

The Département de la Ceruse or Dipartimento della Cerusa of Ligurian Republic took its name at the end of the XVIII century from the stream.^[4]

References

1. Ufficio Pianificazione territoriale (2013). AMBITI REGIONALI DI BACINO 12 e 13 (PDF). cartogis.provincia.genova.it (in Italian). Provincia di Genova. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
2. Direzione Pianificazione Generale e di Bacino (2009). Il bacino del torrente Cerusa (PDF). cartogis.provincia.genova.it (in Italian). Provincia di Genova. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
3. 1:25.000 map of the Istituto Geografico Militare, on-line on www.pcn.minambiente.it/viewer
4. Gazzetta universale (in Italian). 1797. Retrieved October 19, 2015.

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