Strona di Postua

Strona di Postua

The Strona between Guardabosone and Crevacuore

Location within Biella and Vercelli provinces
Country Italy: province of Biella and province of Vercelli
Basin
Main source Monte Talamone
around 1,800 m (5,900 ft)
River mouth Sessera
374 m (1,227 ft)[1]
Basin size 37.8 km2 (14.6 sq mi)[2]
Physical characteristics
Length 14.1 km (8.8 mi) [3]
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    (mouth) 1.67 m3/s (59 cu ft/s)[2]
Features
Tributaries
  • Left:
    rio Brugarola
  • Right:
    rio Cicognana, rio Canale di Strona, rio Forcioula

The Strona di Postua (Piedmontese: Stron-a ëd Pòstua) is a 14.1 kilometres (8.8 mi) long torrent in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy.

Etymology

The old Postua stone bridge across the Strona.

The name Strona should come from storn or strom, celtic roots for flowing waters or river.[4] Postua is a comune located in the valley formed by the Strona.

Geography

The Strona di Postua starts in the Biellese Alps with two branches which meet at Alpe Aigra. It then flows from NW to SE reaching the village of Roncole and the inhabited part of its valley. After flanking Postua and Guardabosone it enters into the Valsessera and flows into the river Sessera near Crevacuore.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Carta Tecnica Regionale raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0) of Regione Piemonte - 2007
  2. 1 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 2012-06-09.
  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 2012-06-09.
  4. ↑ Comuni della Provincia di Biella, page 140; AA.VV, Nerosubianco edizioni, Cuneo 2005

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Coordinates: 45°41′17″N 8°15′33″E / 45.68806°N 8.25917°E / 45.68806; 8.25917

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