The Ellero is a
[
] long
river
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in northwestern
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
(
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
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Geography
The river is a tributary to the river
Tanaro
The Tanaro (; pms, Tane ; ; la, Tanarus), is a long river in northwestern Italy. The river begins in the Ligurian Alps, near the border with France, and is the most significant right-side tributary to the Po in terms of length, size of drai ...
, which is a tributary of the river
Po. Its source is in ''Pian Marchisio'', a large plateau of the
Ligurian Alps
The Ligurian Alps are a mountain range in northwestern Italy. A small part is located in France. They form the south-western extremity of the Alps, separated from the Apennines by the Colle di Cadibona. The Col de Tende and the Vermenagna valley ...
. It flows northwards digging the ''Valle Ellero'', which ends in the
Po plain
The Po Valley, Po Plain, Plain of the Po, or Padan Plain ( it, Pianura Padana , or ''Val Padana'') is a major geographical feature of Northern Italy. It extends approximately in an east-west direction, with an area of including its Venetic ex ...
near
Roccaforte Mondovì
Roccaforte Mondovì (Vivaro-Alpine: ''Ròcafuòrt'', ''Ròcafòrt'', or ''Rocafòrt'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about southeast of Cuneo.
Roccaforte ...
.
The Ellero then follows its course through the plain turning NE, crosses
Villanova Mondovì (where it gets from
right hand
In human biology, handedness is an individual's preferential use of one hand, known as the dominant hand, due to it being stronger, faster or more dextrous. The other hand, comparatively often the weaker, less dextrous or simply less subjecti ...
the
Maudagna, its main tributary) and then after
Mondovì
Mondovì (; pms, Ël Mondvì , la, Mons Regalis) is a town and ''comune'' (township) in Piedmont, northern Italy, about from Turin. The area around it is known as the Monregalese.
The town, located on the Monte Regale hill, is divided into ...
, with some
meander
A meander is one of a series of regular sinuous curves in the channel of a river or other watercourse. It is produced as a watercourse erodes the sediments of an outer, concave bank ( cut bank) and deposits sediments on an inner, convex bank ...
s, reaches
Bastia Mondovì
Bastia Mondovì (; pms, Bastìa) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo.
Bastia Mondovì borders the following municipalities: Carrù, Ci ...
where it joins the river
Tanaro
The Tanaro (; pms, Tane ; ; la, Tanarus), is a long river in northwestern Italy. The river begins in the Ligurian Alps, near the border with France, and is the most significant right-side tributary to the Po in terms of length, size of drai ...
.
Main tributaries
*Left hand side:
** torrente Lurisia, that crosses the village of
Lurisia.
*Right hand side:
** torrente
Maudagna,
** torrente Ermena, which reaches the Ellero in
Mondovì
Mondovì (; pms, Ël Mondvì , la, Mons Regalis) is a town and ''comune'' (township) in Piedmont, northern Italy, about from Turin. The area around it is known as the Monregalese.
The town, located on the Monte Regale hill, is divided into ...
.
** torrente Niere, joining the Ellero near Monastero di Vasco
Notes
Related articles
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List of rivers of Italy
This is a list of rivers which are at least partially located in Italy. They are organized according to the body of water they drain into, with the exceptions of Sicily and Sardinia, which are listed separately. At the bottom, all of the rivers ar ...
See also
{{Portal, Italy, Water
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List of rivers of Italy
This is a list of rivers which are at least partially located in Italy. They are organized according to the body of water they drain into, with the exceptions of Sicily and Sardinia, which are listed separately. At the bottom, all of the rivers ar ...
Rivers of the Province of Cuneo
Rivers of Italy
Rivers of the Alps