The Germanasca (also in
Piedmontese
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''Germanasca'') is a
Italian
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torrent
Torrent or torrents may refer to:
* A fast flowing stream
Animals
* Torrent duck, a species of the family Anatidae
* Torrent fish
* Torrent frog, various unrelated frogs
* Torrent robin, a bird species
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, which runs through the
Metropolitan City of Turin. It is a tributary of the
Chisone
The Chisone (in Piedmontese ''Chison'' or ''Cleson'') is a Italian torrent, which runs through Pragelato, Fenestrelle, Perosa Argentina and Pinerolo in the Metropolitan City of Turin. It is a tributary of the Pellice, which in turn is a tributary ...
, into which it flows near
Perosa Argentina
Perosa Argentina (French: Pérouse) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin, in the val Chisone.
Perosa Argentina borders the following municipalities: Co ...
. The valley formed by the river is known as
Val Germanasca.
Geography
The stream is formed from ''Lago Verde'', a small Alpine lake in the
Cottian Alps
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, and initially runs northwards, before reaching the ''
comune
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'' of
Salza di Pinerolo and turning east. It then receives the waters of the ''Germanasca di Salza'' and ''Germanasca di Massello'' increasing a lot its average discharge.
After the end of its course through the Germanasca Valley it reaches the
Chisone
The Chisone (in Piedmontese ''Chison'' or ''Cleson'') is a Italian torrent, which runs through Pragelato, Fenestrelle, Perosa Argentina and Pinerolo in the Metropolitan City of Turin. It is a tributary of the Pellice, which in turn is a tributary ...
at
Perosa Argentina
Perosa Argentina (French: Pérouse) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin, in the val Chisone.
Perosa Argentina borders the following municipalities: Co ...
.
Notes and references
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Rivers of the Province of Turin
Rivers of the Alps
Rivers of Italy
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