The Grue is a

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in north-west

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, a right tributary of the

Scrivia The Scrivia, long, is a right tributary of the river Po, in northern Italy. It runs through Liguria, Piedmont, and Lombardy. Main tributaries * left hand: ** torrente Laccio; ** torrente Busalletta; ** torrente Traversa; ** rio San Rocco; * ...

, whose course lies entirely within the

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. The river’s source is at Bocchetta del Barillaro, at an elevation of close to the watershed with the

Val Borbera The Val Borbera ( lij, Val Borbëa or ''Borbéia''; pms, Val Borbaja) is a valley formed by the River Borbera, a tributary of the Scrivia, located in the province of Alessandria. It was historically linked to the Republic of Genoa, the Ligurian ...

. The river follows a tortuous course through the Ligurian Apennines, and between the hills of

Tortona Tortona (; pms, Torton-a , ; lat, Dhertona) is a ''comune'' of Piemonte, in the Province of Alessandria, Italy. Tortona is sited on the right bank of the Scrivia between the plain of Marengo and the foothills of the Ligurian Apennines. History ...

, before entering the

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Viguzzolo Viguzzolo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about east of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,964 and an area of .All dem ...

. From here its path is straighter and it debouches into the Scrivia near

Castelnuovo Scrivia Castelnuovo Scrivia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northeast of Alessandria. History The city was fortified around 500 CE by order of Theoderic ...

at above sea level. The

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through whose territory the Grue passes are Dernice, Garbagna, Avolasca, Casasco, Montemarzino,

Montegioco Montegioco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 315 and an area of .All demogr ...

Cerreto Grue Cerreto Grue is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 346 and an area of .All demo ...

Sarezzano Sarezzano (Western Lombard: ''Sarsòu'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about east of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,171 ...

, Berzano di Tortona,

, and

References

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. {{Commonscat-inline, Grue (creek) Rivers of Italy Rivers of the Province of Alessandria