Cenischia

Cenischia
The Cenischia from Punta Lamet
Cenischia location within high Susa Valley
Basin
Main source	Col du Mont Cenis
Source elevation	c. 3,171 m
River mouth	Dora Riparia, near Susa 45°8′10″N 7°3′29″E / 45.13611°N 7.05806°E / 45.13611; 7.05806 (Dora Riparia-Cenischia)Coordinates: 45°8′10″N 7°3′29″E / 45.13611°N 7.05806°E / 45.13611; 7.05806 (Dora Riparia-Cenischia)
Size	147.4[1]
Country	France: department of Savoie Italy: province of Turin
Physiognomy
Length	24.8 km[2]

The Cenischia (French: La Cenise) is a mountain torrent which straddles the south-west French department of Savoie and the north-west Italian Province of Turin. Part of the Po basin, it is a left tributary of the Dora Riparia and forms the valley called the Val Cenischia which marks the boundary between the Graian Alps to the north and the Cottian Alps to the south.

The sources are in France near the Col du Mont Cenis (Italian: Colle del Moncenisio). Before crossing into Italy, the river is dammed to form the Lac du Montcenis which receives the water of a number of other torrents and is employed as a source of hydropower.

The Cenischia flows out of the reservoir near Grand-Croix and, having crossed into Italy, passes through the settlements of Moncenisio, Novalesa and Venaus before meeting the Dora Riparia at Susa.

Notes

• The initial version of this article was based upon a translation of this version of its counterpart in the Italian Wikipedia and checked against a map of the area.