Pellice

Pellice
The river at Bibiana.
Pellice location within northwestern Italy
Country	Italy
Basin
Main source	Monte Granero
River mouth	Po River
Basin size	974.03 km^2 (376.08 sq mi)[1]
Physical characteristics
Length	53.0 km (32.9 mi)[2]
Discharge	Average rate: (mouth) 21.32 m^3/s (753 cu ft/s)[1]

The Pellice (in Piedmontese Pélis) is a 53-kilometre (33 mi) Italian torrent, which runs through the Province of Turin. It is a tributary of the Po River, into which it flows near Villafranca Piemonte.

Geography

The stream is formed at the western slope of Monte Granero in the Cottian Alps and initially runs northwards, before turning east and reaching the comune of Bobbio Pellice. After receiving the waters of several torrents, such as the Ghiacciard, it forms the Val Pellice. Other streams flowing into the Pellice in its later course include the Angrogna and the Chiamogna, near the town of Bricherasio.

After the end of its mountain course, the torrent, 12 kilometres (7 mi) after Bricherasio, receives the waters of the Chisone between Cavour and Vigone, doubling its average discharge. It reaches the Po River at Villafranca.

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  Bridge over the Pellice (Paillichee) 1895

Sources

• Torino, Istituto geografico centrale, Map n. 6 - Monviso

Notes and references

1. AA.VV. (2004). "Elaborato I.c/7". Piano di Tutela delle Acque - Revisione del 1º luglio 2004; Caratterizzazione bacini Idrografici (PDF). Regione Piemonte. Retrieved 2012-10-28-05. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
2. AA.VV. (2004). "Elaborato I.c/5". Piano di Tutela delle Acque - Revisione del 1º luglio 2004; Caratterizzazione bacini Idrografici (PDF). Regione Piemonte. Retrieved 2012-10-28.

Coordinates: 44°50′N 7°38′E / 44.833°N 7.633°E