Rovasenda (stream)

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.

Rovasenda
The stream near the town of Rovasenda
Location within Po watershed
Location
CountryItaly
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationColle Sant'Emiliano (Sostegno)
 • elevation550 m (1,800 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Cervo near Collobiano
 • coordinates
45°24′27″N 8°20′37″E
Length37.8 km (23.5 mi)[1]
Basin size149 km2 (58 sq mi)[2]
Discharge 
 • average2.9 m3/s (100 cu ft/s)[2]
Basin features
ProgressionCervo→ Sesia→ Po→ Adriatic Sea

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. Data base of Autorità di bacino del fiume Po (River Po Authority), on-line at: www.adbpo.it (accessed in January 2014)
  2. AA.VV. (2007). Piano di tutela delle acque (Sottobacino Sesia - monografia aggregata (PDF). Regione Piemonte. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-16. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  3. CTR (Carta Tecnica Regionale) 1:10.000, Regione Piemonte, Settore Cartografico and Settore Sistema Informativo Territoriale, 2007 raster version

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