Vermenagna
The river as seen from the Cuneo-Limone-Ventimiglia railway
Location within southern Piedmont
Location
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceProvince of Cuneo
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationN side of the Colle di Tenda (Maritime Alps/Ligurian Alps)
MouthGesso
 • coordinates
44°19′31″N 7°30′03″E / 44.3254°N 7.5009°E / 44.3254; 7.5009
Length27.1-kilometre (16.8 mi)[1]
Basin size166.17 km2 (64.16 sq mi) [1]
Discharge 
 • locationnear Borgo San Dalmazzo
 • average4.5[2]
Basin features
ProgressionGesso-->Stura di Demonte-->Tanaro→ Po→ Adriatic Sea

The Vermenagna is a 27.1-kilometre (16.8 mi)[1] long river in northwestern Italy (Piedmont).

Geography

The Vermenagna is a tributary to the river Gesso, in the river Po basin. Its source is a small lake higher than 2000 m close to the Rocca dell'Abisso, not faraway from the Colle di Tenda; after Limonetto the flows crosses the comunes of Limone Piemonte and Vernante, where it gets from the left bank its main tributary, the rio di Valle Grande, which collects the waters of the valley of Palanfrè (or ‘’Val Grande’’). Its course continues reaching Robilante and Roccavione; on the border between the latter comune with Borgo San Dalmazzo the Vermenagna ends in the Gesso, at 610 of elevation. The course of the Vermenagna separates the Maritime Alps from the Ligurian Alps.[3]

Main tributaries

Torrente Valleggia
  • Left side:
    • rio di Valle Grande.
  • Right side:
    • torrente Valleggia;
    • rio Malandrè.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 AA.VV. (2004-07-01). "Elaborato I.c/5". Piano di Tutela delle Acque - Revisione del 1º luglio 2004; Caratterizzazione bacini idrografici (PDF) (in Italian). Regione Piemonte. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  2. ↑ AA.VV. (2004-07-01). "Elaborato I.c/7". Piano di Tutela delle Acque - Revisione del 1º luglio 2004; Caratterizzazione bacini Idrografici (PDF) (in Italian). Regione Piemonte. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  3. ↑ "Vermenagna valley". Chambra d'Oc. Retrieved 2021-02-13.

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