Strona di Mosso
| Strona di Mosso | |
|---|---|
 The Strona di Mosso in Cossato | |
 Location within central Piedmont (NW Italy) | |
| Origin | Bocchetto di Sessera southern slopes |
| Mouth | Cervo |
| Basin countries | Italy: province of Biella |
| Length | 23 km (14 mi)[1] |
| Source elevation | around 1,300 m (4,300 ft) |
| Mouth elevation | 207.0 m (679.1 ft)[2] |
| Avg. discharge | (mouth) 2.1 m3/s (74 cu ft/s)[1] |
| Basin area | 102 km2 (39 sq mi)[1] |
| Left tributaries | rio Berguso, rio Overa, rio Poala |
| Right tributaries | rio Soccasca, torrente Tamarone, torrente Quargnasca |
The Strona di Mosso (Piemontese: Stron-a ëd Mòss) is a 23-kilometre (14 mi) long creek in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy.
Etymology
The name Strona should come from storn or strom, celtic roots for flowing waters or river.[3]
Geography
The river starts in the Biellese Alps near Bocchetto Sessera, a mountain pass connecting its valley with Val Sessera. Flowing initially from northwest to southeast it reaches Valle Mosso, where it encircles Monte Rovella and turns southwards. In Cossato it gets out of the Alps and enters into the Po plain. After receiving from the right its main tributary, the Quargnasca, it flows into the river Cervo.[2]
Floods
Memorial tablet to the 1968 flood victims in Strona
The river caused severe destruction and 58 casualties in 1968 along the Strona Valley.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Direzione Pianificazione delle Risorse Idriche (2007). Piano di tutela delle acque (AI 18 - Cervo). Regione Piemonte. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Carta Tecnica Regionale raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0) of Regione Piemonte - 2007
- ↑ Comuni della Provincia di Biella, page 140; AA.VV, Nerosubianco edizioni, Cuneo 2005
See also
- Valle Strona di Mosso
- Alpi Biellesi
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