Neva (creek)

Neva
Neva creek in Cisano

Country	Italy
Basin features
Main source	SE slopes of Monte Galero (Ligurian Alps)
River mouth	Centa in Albenga (SV, Italy) 5 m (16 ft)^[1] 44°03′14.18″N 8°11′15.72″E / 44.0539389°N 8.1877000°E / 44.0539389; 8.1877000Coordinates: 44°03′14.18″N 8°11′15.72″E / 44.0539389°N 8.1877000°E / 44.0539389; 8.1877000
Basin size	140 km² (54 sq mi)^[2]
Physical characteristics
Length	22 km (14 mi)

The Neva is a 22-kilometre (14 mi)^[3] stream of Piemonte and Liguria (Italy).

Geography

The creek is formed in Piemonte (comune of Garessio) near the Monte Galero^[1], in the Ligurian Prealps. It then flows down heading South-East and a after a few kms it enters in Liguria crossing the territories of Erli, Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena and Zuccarello. A little upstream of Cisano sul Neva it gets from the right hand its main tributary, the Pennavaira. Close to its mouth the Neva is crossed by State highway Aurelia bis and Autostrada dei Fiori. In Leca (comune of Albenga), joining the Arroscia, it forms the Centa, one of the most relevant rivers of Liguria.

Neva basin (140 km2) is mainly included in the Province of Savona, with a little part located in its NW side belonging to Piemonte.^[4]

Arroscia and Neva (on the right) confluence

The water course discharge is extremely uneven, with violent floods during the autumn and long-lasting summer dryness.

1 2 "Carta tecnica regionale su Limiti Amministrativi (Comunali, Provinciali, Regionali) sc. 1:25000". geoportale.regione.liguria.it. Regione Liguria. 2011.
↑ "Centa". PIANO DI BACINO STRALCIO SUL RISCHIO IDROGEOLOGICO (PDF). Provincia di Savona. 2003. p. 58. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
↑ Ferro, Gaetano (1961). "Principali corsi d'acqua della Liguria". Liguria (in Italian). Pironti. p. 28. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
↑ 1:25.000 map of the Istituto Geografico Militare, on-line on www.pcn.minambiente.it/viewer