Cerusa

Cerusa
Country Italy
Basin features
Main source Ligurian Apennines
376 m (1,234 ft)
River mouth Ligurian Sea in Voltri (GE, Italy)
0 m (0 ft)
44°25′36.48″N 8°44′33.8″E / 44.4268000°N 8.742722°E / 44.4268000; 8.742722 (Mediterranean Sea-Cerusa)Coordinates: 44°25′36.48″N 8°44′33.8″E / 44.4268000°N 8.742722°E / 44.4268000; 8.742722 (Mediterranean Sea-Cerusa)
Basin size 24 km2 (9.3 sq mi)[1]
Physical characteristics
Length 10.7 km (6.6 mi)[1]

The Cerusa is a 10.7-kilometre (6.6 mi) stream of Liguria (Italy).

Geography

Mouth of the Cerusa

The river is formed at 376 m by the confluence of two streams, Rio Gava and Rio delle Cave,[2] in the Ligurian Apennines. The river then flows through the Valle Cerusa and crosses the villages of Fiorino, Fabbriche di Voltri e Fullo. Heading south reaches Voltri and ends its course in the Ligurian Sea, after being crossed by Autostrada A10, Genoa–Ventimiglia railway and Aurelia national road.

Cerusa basin (24 km2) is totally included in the Province of Genova.[3]

Main tributaries

History

The Département de la Ceruse or Dipartimento della Cerusa of Ligurian Republic took its name at the end of the 18th century from the stream.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Ufficio Pianificazione territoriale (2013). AMBITI REGIONALI DI BACINO 12 e 13 (PDF). cartogis.provincia.genova.it (in Italian). Provincia di Genova. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ Direzione Pianificazione Generale e di Bacino (2009). Il bacino del torrente Cerusa (PDF). cartogis.provincia.genova.it (in Italian). Provincia di Genova. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  3. ↑ 1:25.000 map of the Istituto Geografico Militare, on-line on www.pcn.minambiente.it/viewer
  4. ↑ Gazzetta universale (in Italian). 1797. Retrieved October 19, 2015.

See also

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