Lemina is a
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
* Torrent salamander, a family of sala ...
in
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
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, north-western
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 ...
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Geography
Lemina source is at 1,382 m above sea level at Monte Faiè, a peak of
Monte Freidour
Monte Freidour is a mountain in the Cottian Alps, Metropolitan City of Turin in Piedmont, north-western Italy. It has an elevation of 1.451 m, with a secondary summit at , and is composed of gneiss cliffs overlooking the town of Cumiana.
Histo ...
in the central
Cottian Alps
The Cottian Alps (; french: Alpes Cottiennes ; it, Alpi Cozie ) are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps. They form the border between France (Hautes-Alpes and Savoie) and Italy (Piedmont). The Fréjus Road Tunnel and Fréjus Rai ...
, at the boundary between the communal territories of
Pinerolo
Pinerolo (; pms, Pinareul ; french: Pignerol; oc, Pineròl) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, northwestern Italy, southwest of Turin on the river Chisone. The Lemina torrent has its source at the boundary be ...
and
San Pietro Val Lemina San Pietro Val Lemina (French: Saint-Pierre) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Turin, part of the Piedmont region, northern Italy. It takes its name from the Lemina
Lemina is a torrent in Piedmont, north-western Italy.
Geogra ...
. It flows for some 46 km, until entering the
Chisola
Chisola is a torrent (stream), torrent in Piedmont, north-western Italy.
Geography
Chisola source is at c. 1,250 m, at the merge of two separante torrent-like branches coming from Monte Tre Denti (1,445 m) and Monte Brunello/Monte Fre ...
near the communes of
La Loggia
La Loggia (; pms, La Lògia ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an import ...
and
Vinovo
Vinovo ( pms, Vineuv) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin.
Vinovo is home to the training ground of Serie A football team Juventus.
The Della Rovere C ...
, some kilometers east to
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...
.
References
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Rivers of Italy
Rivers of the Province of Turin
Rivers of the Alps