The Tanarello is a small
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
(
stream
A stream is a continuous body of water, body of surface water Current (stream), flowing within the stream bed, bed and bank (geography), banks of a channel (geography), channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream ...
) in Italy that gives rise to—alongside the
Negrone
The Negrone is an long stream principally in Italy that flows through the regions of Piedmont and Liguria. Rising at Cime de Missun in the Ligurian Alps of France, the river, alongside the Tanarello, forms the Tanaro river, itself a tributar ...
—the
Tanaro
The Tanaro (; pms, Tane ; ; la, Tanarus), is a long river in northwestern Italy. The river begins in the Ligurian Alps, near the border with France, and is the most significant right-side tributary to the Po in terms of length, size of drai ...
river in
Liguria
Liguria (; lij, Ligûria ; french: Ligurie) is a Regions of Italy, region of north-western Italy; its Capital city, capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, Apennines Mountain chain, mountain range and is ...
. Rising from
springs located on the northern slope of
Monte Saccarello
, photo = Vetta del Saccarello.JPG
, photo_caption =
, elevation_m = 2201
, elevation_ref = ''Alpi Marittime e Liguri'', 1:50.000 map n.8, I.G.C. (Turin)
, prominence_m = 165
, prominence_ref=
, range = Ligurian Alps
, listing =
, ...
in the
Ligurian Alps
The Ligurian Alps are a mountain range in northwestern Italy. A small part is located in France. They form the south-western extremity of the Alps, separated from the Apennines by the Colle di Cadibona. The Col de Tende and the Vermenagna valley ...
in
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
, population_note =
, population_blank1_title =
, population_blank1 =
, demographics_type1 =
, demographics1_footnotes =
, demographics1_title1 =
, demographics1_info1 =
, demographics1_title2 ...
, the Tanarello flows a northerly course into Linguria, before joining the Negrone at Pian Laiardo—between the municipalities of
Cosio d'Arroscia
Cosio di Arroscia ( lij, Coxe, locally ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about northwest of Imperia.
History
In 1957 the Avant-Garde Groupe Situation ...
and
Ormea
Ormea is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about southeast of Cuneo.
Ormea borders the following municipalities: Alto, Armo, Briga Alta, Caprauna, Cosio di ...
—to form the Tanaro.
Course
The Tanarello rises from
springs located on the northern slope of
Monte Saccarello
, photo = Vetta del Saccarello.JPG
, photo_caption =
, elevation_m = 2201
, elevation_ref = ''Alpi Marittime e Liguri'', 1:50.000 map n.8, I.G.C. (Turin)
, prominence_m = 165
, prominence_ref=
, range = Ligurian Alps
, listing =
, ...
in the
Ligurian Alps
The Ligurian Alps are a mountain range in northwestern Italy. A small part is located in France. They form the south-western extremity of the Alps, separated from the Apennines by the Colle di Cadibona. The Col de Tende and the Vermenagna valley ...
, in the
Province of Cuneo
Cuneo (Italian), or Coni (Piedmontese), is a province in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west it borders on the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ( departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Haut ...
,
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
, population_note =
, population_blank1_title =
, population_blank1 =
, demographics_type1 =
, demographics1_footnotes =
, demographics1_title1 =
, demographics1_info1 =
, demographics1_title2 ...
, Italy. It flows an easterly course through the municipality of
Briga Alta
Briga Alta is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont.
Geography
The village is located about south of Turin and about southeast of Cuneo, on the border with France.
Briga Alta borders the followi ...
, then takes a northeasterly course once it reaches the
Province of Imperia
The Province of Imperia ( it, Provincia di Imperia, french: Province d'Imperia, Ligurian: ''Provinsa d’Imperia'') is a mountainous and hilly province, in the Liguria region of Italy, situated between France to the north and the west, and the L ...
in
Liguria
Liguria (; lij, Ligûria ; french: Ligurie) is a Regions of Italy, region of north-western Italy; its Capital city, capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, Apennines Mountain chain, mountain range and is ...
. Maintaining its course, it passes through the village of
Monesi before reaching Pian Laiardo—between the municipalities of
Cosio d'Arroscia
Cosio di Arroscia ( lij, Coxe, locally ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about northwest of Imperia.
History
In 1957 the Avant-Garde Groupe Situation ...
and
Ormea
Ormea is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about southeast of Cuneo.
Ormea borders the following municipalities: Alto, Armo, Briga Alta, Caprauna, Cosio di ...
—where it is joined by the
Negrone
The Negrone is an long stream principally in Italy that flows through the regions of Piedmont and Liguria. Rising at Cime de Missun in the Ligurian Alps of France, the river, alongside the Tanarello, forms the Tanaro river, itself a tributar ...
river, giving rise to the
Tanaro
The Tanaro (; pms, Tane ; ; la, Tanarus), is a long river in northwestern Italy. The river begins in the Ligurian Alps, near the border with France, and is the most significant right-side tributary to the Po in terms of length, size of drai ...
.
Tributaries
The Tanarello receives the waters of several rivers:
*Left bank:
**Bavera
**Sepae
**Inferno
**Moneghe
**Piniella
*Right bank:
**Scandolaro
**Fonda
References
External links
{{commonscat
Rivers of Italy
Tributaries of the Tanaro