The Gattola is a stream of the

Basso Monferrato Montferrat (, ; it, Monferrato ; pms, Monfrà , locally ; la, Mons Ferratus) is part of the region of Piedmont in northern Italy. It comprises roughly (and its extent has varied over time) the modern provinces of Alessandria and Asti. Mon ...

in north-west Italy, a left tributary of the

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. In 1836 it was of sufficient importance to be listed in the ''Dizionario geografico, storico, statistico, commerciale degli stati di S.M. il re di Sardegna'' as one of the five principal torrents of the still-extant

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; the others – significantly more substantial water courses – were the

, the Grana, the

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and the

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. From its sources in the region of

Ozzano Monferrato Ozzano Monferrato is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northwest of Alessandria. Ozzano Monferrato borders the following municipalities: Casale Monfe ...

it passes through

San Giorgio Monferrato San Giorgio Monferrato (in Piedmontese ''San Giòrs Monfrà'') is a ''comune'' of the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont. It is about east of the regional capital Turin and about northwest of Alessandria. The territory of ...

and

Casale Monferrato Casale Monferrato () is a town in the Piedmont region of Italy, in the province of Alessandria. It is situated about east of Turin on the right bank of the Po, where the river runs at the foot of the Montferrat hills. Beyond the river lies the v ...

before joining the Rotaldo near

Ticineto Ticineto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about north of Alessandria. Ticineto borders the following municipalities: Borgo San Martino, Frassineto Po, P ...

. Shortly afterwards the Rotaldo itself enters the Po near

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References

*. Rivers of Italy Casale Monferrato Rivers of the Province of Alessandria {{Italy-river-stub