The Buthier is a mountain torrent in north-west
Italy. A
left bank tributary of the
Dora Baltea, its entire course lies within the
Valpelline, a valley in the region of
Aosta Valley.
Course
One branch of the river is formed by the
Tsa de Tsan Glacier
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at an elevation of about ; a second by the
Grandes Murailles glacier at about . The river is then dammed to form the
Place-Moulin Lake reservoir, after which it passes through the
communes of
Bionaz
Bionaz ( Valdôtain: ; from 1939 to 1946) is a '' comune sparso'' which extends over of the North-Eastern Valpelline area of the Aosta Valley region of northwest Italy. The commune lies on the left side of the river Dora Baltea. The populat ...
,
Oyace,
Valpelline,
Roisan and finally
Aosta where it joins the Dora Baltea.
Tributaries
The principal tributaries from the left are:
* Rû Verdonaz
* Vessonaz;
and from the right:
* Ollomont
* Artanavaz.
Bridges
*
Pont de Pierre, a
Roman bridge from the time of
Augustus (r. 30 BC –14 AD)
Notes
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this version'
Rivers of Aosta Valley
Rivers of Italy
Rivers of the Alps
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