Rovasenda (stream)

Rovasenda

The stream near the town of Rovasenda

Location within Po watershed
Country Italy
Basin
Main source Colle Sant'Emiliano (Sostegno)
550 m (1,800 ft)
River mouth Cervo near Collobiano
Basin size 149 km2 (58 sq mi)[1]
Physical characteristics
Length 37.8 km (23.5 mi)[2]
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    2.9 m3/s (100 cu ft/s)[1]

The Rovasenda is a 38 km long stream (torrente) of Piedmont, in north-western Italy. It's a left side tributary of the Cervo which flows through the provinces of Biella and Vercelli.

Geography

The Rovasenda is formed in the eastern and hilly part of the Alpi Biellesi from the confluence of three streams; Riale Ravasanella, Rio Valnava and Rio della Valle. The stream is initially named Torrente Giara and gets the name of Torrente Rovasenda near a town of the same name, Rovasenda. Heading south it crosses the Baraggia heathland and then the paddy fields of the province of Vercelli. Near Villarboit the Rovasenda is overpassed by Canale Cavour (one of the main irrigation canals in Italy) through a water bridge. In its lowest course the stream receives the waters of several small canals and part of its water is diverted for irrigation purposes. Not far from Collobiano the Rovasenda end its course flowing into the river Cervo at 141.1 matres s.l.m.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 AA.VV. (2007). Piano di tutela delle acque (Sottobacino Sesia - monografia aggregata (PDF). Regione Piemonte. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  2. ↑ Data base of Autorità di bacino del fiume Po (River Po Authority), on-line at: www.adbpo.it (accessed in January 2014)
  3. ↑ CTR (Carta Tecnica Regionale) 1:10.000, Regione Piemonte, Settore Cartografico and Settore Sistema Informativo Territoriale, 2007 raster version

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Coordinates: 45°24′27″N 8°20′37″E / 45.40750°N 8.34361°E / 45.40750; 8.34361

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