The Gorzente is an Apennine

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of the

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in north-west

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. A tributary of the

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, it flows through the territory of the

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, Lerma and

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Course

The source, on the border between

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and

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, is Lago Bruno which, at an elevation of above sea level, is the lowest of the three linked

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. Its upper course takes the Gorzente in a north-westerly direction through the wild and uninhabited landscape between

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, elevation , and

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, which for the most part falls within the Parco Regionale delle Capanne di Marcarolo, until it is dammed to form the two lakes known as the Laghi di Lavagnina. From here its course turns to the west and the river flows into the

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Notes

:''The original version of this article included material translated from '' Gorzente'', its counterpart in the

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