Germanasca

Germanasca

The river at Perrero.

Germanasca location within northwestern Italy
Origin Lago Verde
Mouth Chisone
Basin countries Italy
Length 26.6 km[1]
Source elevation 2590[2]
Mouth elevation 597 [2]

The Germanasca (also in Piedmontese Germanasca) is a 27 km (17 mi) Italian torrent, which runs through the Province of Turin. It is a tributary of the Chisone, into which it flows near Perosa Argentina. The valley formed by the river is known as Val Germanasca.

Geography

The Germanasca near Prali

The stream is formed from Lago Verde, a small Alpine lake in the Cottian Alps, and initially runs northwards, before reaching the comune of Salza di Pinerolo and turning east. It then receives the waters of the Germanasca di Salza and Germanasca di Massello increasing a lot its average discharge. After the end of its course through the Germanasca Valley it reaches the Chisone at Perosa Argentina.

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Data base of Autorità di bacino del fiume Po (River Po Authority), on-line at: www.adbpo.it (accessed on October 2012)
  2. 1 2 Carta Tecnica Regionale raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0) of Regione Piemonte - 2007

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Coordinates: 44°57′13″N 7°11′20″E / 44.95361°N 7.18889°E / 44.95361; 7.18889

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