Stura di Lanzo

Astronaut photograph showing the river descending from the Graian Alps
Stura di Lanzo

The Stura di Lanzo in Turin

Stura location within northwestern Italy
Country Italy: province of Turin
Basin features
Main source Pian della Mussa
1,850 m (6,070 ft)
River mouth Po in Turin
209.0 m (685.7 ft)
Basin size 885.9 km2 (342.0 sq mi)[1]
Tributaries
  • Left:
    Stura di Valgrande, Tesso
  • Right:
    Stura di Viù, Ceronda
Physical characteristics
Length 68.8 km (42.8 mi)[2]
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    (mouth) 26.1 m3/s (920 cu ft/s)[1]

Stura di Lanzo (Latin: Varus) is a 65-kilometre (40 mi) long river in north-western Italy (Piedmont), in the Metropolitan City of Turin. It is formed from several tributaries near Lanzo Torinese. It flows into the river Po in Turin.

The name Stura has Celtic origin: stur, which means "to fall".

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 AA.VV. (2004). "Elaborato I.c/7". Piano di Tutela delle Acque - Revisione del 1º luglio 2004; Caratterizzazione bacini Idrografici (PDF). Regione Piemonte. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  2. ↑ AA.VV. (2004). "Elaborato I.c/5". Piano di Tutela delle Acque - Revisione del 1º luglio 2004; Caratterizzazione bacini Idrografici (PDF). Regione Piemonte. Retrieved 2012-06-05.

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Coordinates: 45°05′44″N 7°43′29″E / 45.0956°N 7.72472°E / 45.0956; 7.72472

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