Nervia

Nervia

The river at its mouth
Country Italy, France
Basin features
Main source Monte Pietravecchia
1,900 m (6,200 ft)
River mouth Ligurian Sea between Ventimiglia and Vallecrosia, Italy
0 m (0 ft)
43°47′03″N 7°37′47″E / 43.78417°N 7.62972°E / 43.78417; 7.62972 (Mediterranean Sea-Nervia)Coordinates: 43°47′03″N 7°37′47″E / 43.78417°N 7.62972°E / 43.78417; 7.62972 (Mediterranean Sea-Nervia)
Basin size 195 km2 (75 sq mi)[1]
Physical characteristics
Length 28.3 km (17.6 mi)[1]
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    2.64 m3/s (93 cu ft/s)[2]

The Nervia is a 28.3-kilometre (17.6 mi) stream of Liguria (Italy).

Geography

The river rises near Monte Pietravecchia, in the Ligurian Alps, and flows through the Valle Nervia mainly heading south. It passes through the communes of Pigna and Isolabona; around one km before Dolceacqua it receives from right the Barbaira, its most important tributary. After Camporosso and enters the Ligurian Sea between Ventimiglia and Vallecrosia.

Nervia basin (195 km2) is almost totally included in the Province of Imperia, besides 3.5 km2 belonging to France and located in its upper part.[1]

Main tributaries

Middle age's bridge on the Nervia in Dolceacqua.

Nature conservation

The mouth of the Nervia and its surrounding area are included in a SIC (Site of Community Importance) of around 44 ha called Torrente Nervia (code IT1315719); Monte Pietravecchia too, at the sources of the stream, is included in a SIC called Monte Toraggio - Monte Pietravecchia (cod. IT1315421).[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 (in Italian)BACINO DEL NERVIA, Provincia di Imperia, on-line in pdf: (access: 2015-05-08)
  2. (in Italian)Portate (mc) NERVIA a Isolabona, dati APAT 1929-1960, on-line su simn/dati/alov_portate (access: 2015-05-08)
  3. "I siti in provincia di Imperia". www.ambienteinliguria.it (in Italian). Provincia di Imperia administration. Retrieved May 9, 2015.

See also

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