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The Neva is a
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The discharge of the Neva is extremely variable, characterized by violent floods during the autumn and long periods of low flows during the summer.
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 s ...
or stream of Piemonte
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and Liguria
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Geography
The creek is formed inPiemonte
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(comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
of Garessio
Garessio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about southeast of Cuneo.
The former Savoy family palace, the Reggia di Val Casotto is located within the town li ...
) near the Monte Galero
Monte Galero is a mountain in Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Alps. It is located in the provinces of Savona and Cuneo. It lies at an altitude of 1708 metres and, after Monte Armetta, is the second highest summit of the Ligurian Prealp ...
, in the Ligurian Prealps. It then flows southeast and after a few kilometres it enters in Liguria
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crossing the territories of Erli
Erli is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about southwest of Savona.
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, Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena
Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena ( lij, Castrevëgio) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about southwest of Savona.
Geography
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and Zuccarello
Zuccarello (; lij, Sucarê ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa
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. A little upstream of Cisano sul Neva it gets from the right hand its main tributary, the Pennavaira. Close to its mouth the Neva is crossed by State highway ''Aurelia bis'' and Autostrada dei Fiori. In Leca (comune of Albenga
Albenga ( lij, Arbenga; la, Albingaunum) is a city and ''comune'' situated on the Gulf of Genoa on the Italian Riviera in the Province of Savona in Liguria, northern Italy. Albenga has the nickname of ''city of a hundred spires''. The economy is ...
), joining the Arroscia
The Arroscia is an Italian river in the provinces of Imperia. and Savona.
Geography
The river rises from monte Frontè, in the comune of Mendatica, not far from the French border. The Arroscia flows east and receives several tributaries. It ...
, it forms the Centa, one of the most relevant rivers of Liguria
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Neva basin (140 km2) is mainly included in the Province of Savona, with a little part located in its NW side belonging to Piemonte
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The ''Istituto Geografico Militare'' (IGM), or Military Geographic Institute, is an Italian public organization, dependent on the Italian Army general staff (''Stato Maggiore dell'Esercito''). It is the national mapping agency for Italy.
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Main tributaries
* Right hand: ** rio Bossolasco, ** torrente Pennavaira, ** rio Sant'Antonio. * Left hand: ** rio Collarea, ** rio Vernea, ** rio Ciosi.Discharge
The discharge of the Neva is extremely variable, characterized by violent floods during the autumn and long periods of low flows during the summer.
References
See also
*List of rivers of Italy
This is a list of rivers which are at least partially located in Italy. They are organized according to the body of water they drain into, with the exceptions of Sicily and Sardinia, which are listed separately. At the bottom, all of the rivers ar ...
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Rivers of Italy
Rivers of the Province of Savona
Rivers of the Province of Cuneo
Rivers of the Alps