The Stronetta, or Rio Stronetta (), is a small mountain torrent in the Province of Verbano Cusio Ossola, northern

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. It rises in the mountains to the south-east of

Gravellona Toce Gravellona Toce () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about west of Verbania Verbania (, , ) is the most populous ''comune'' (municipal ...

and flows through the industrial district of the town, and into

Lago Maggiore Lake Maggiore (, ; it, Lago Maggiore ; lmo, label= Western Lombard, Lagh Maggior; pms, Lagh Magior; literally 'Greater Lake') or Verbano (; la, Lacus Verbanus) is a large lake located on the south side of the Alps. It is the second largest ...

at Fondotoce, a locality of

Verbania Verbania (, , ) is the most populous ''comune'' (municipality) and the capital city of the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. It is situated on the shore of Lake Maggiore, about north-west of Milan and a ...

. A peculiarity of the river is that in places it is entirely covered by vegetation, and can be difficult to make out.

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.'' Rivers of Italy Rivers of the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Rivers of the Alps {{Italy-river-stub