Chiusella

Chiusella
The Chiusella between Vistrorio and Issiglio
Location within the province of Turin
Country	Italy: province of Turin
Basin
Main source	Monte Marzo around 2,300 m (7,500 ft)
River mouth	Dora Baltea 223 m (732 ft)[1]
Basin size	212.9 km^2 (82.2 sq mi)[2]
Physical characteristics
Length	41.2 km (25.6 mi)[3]
Discharge	Average rate: (mouth) 6.1 m^3/s (220 cu ft/s)[2]
Features
Tributaries	Left: rio Dondogna, torrente Tarva, torrente Bersella, rio Quaglia, rio Ribes Right: rio Sportore, rio Ricordone, rio Trueisa, torrente Savenca

The Chiusella (Piedmontese: Ciusèila) is a 41-kilometre (25 mi) long creek in the Piedmont region of Italy.

Geography

The Chiusella in the plain near Romano Canavese

The Chiusella starts in the Graian Alps near Mount Marzo and Bocchetta delle Oche, a mountain pass connecting its valley with Val Soana. Flowing initially from NW to SE it reaches Traversella and the permanently inhabited part of the valley. In the territory of Issiglio it receives from the right side the waters of Torrente Savenca, its main tributary. The Chiusella is then blocked by a dam forming the Lake Gurzia. Flowing eastwards it forms a canyon and leaves the mountains entering the plain; near Strambino it finally flows into the Dora Baltea.^[1]

Tributaries

• Left hand tributaries:
  • torrente Dondogna;
  • torrente Tarva;
  • torrente Bersella;
  • rio Quaglia;
  • rio Ribes (formerly Ri Bes).
• Right hand tributaries:
  • rio Sportore;
  • rio Ricordone;
  • rio Trueisa;
  • torrente Savenca.

The bridges on the Chiusella

• 
  The bridge of the Chiara village (high Chiusella valley)
• 
  Fondo Valchiusella bridge
• 
  The Chiusella behind Inverso bridge
• 
  The bridge connecting Vistrorio and Issiglio
• 
  An 18th-century bridge named Ponte dei Preti (Strambinello)
• 
  Former national road nr.565 between Strambinello and Baldissero Canavese
• 
  The bridge of the national road nr.26 near Romano Canavese

References

1. Carta Tecnica Regionale raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0) of Regione Piemonte - 2007
2. AA.VV. (2004). "Elaborato I.c/7". Piano di Tutela delle Acque - Revisione del 1º luglio 2004; Caratterizzazione bacini Idrografici (PDF). Regione Piemonte. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
3. AA.VV. (2004). "Elaborato I.c/5". Piano di Tutela delle Acque - Revisione del 1º luglio 2004; Caratterizzazione bacini Idrografici (PDF). Regione Piemonte. Retrieved 2013-01-28.

Other projects

Media related to Chiusella at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 45°24′10″N 7°54′54″E / 45.40278°N 7.91500°E