The Pioverna is a ''
torrente'' (a stream whose flow is subject to a high level of seasonal variation) of
Lombardy in northern
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 ...
. The stream is born in the
Grigna massif and flows north and west through the
Valsassina 250px, The Valsassina plateau.
Valsassina is a valley in the Alps of Lombardy, northern Italy, within the province of Lecco.
It is included between the Grigne range from West, and the Bergamo Prealps which, in a half-circle stretching from North ...
, forming a
gorge at Bellano before entering
Lake Como. The entire course of the stream falls within the
Province of Lecco
The Province of Lecco ( it, provincia di Lecco; Lecchese: ) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lecco.
As of 2017, the province had a population of 337,211 on a surface of divided into 85 ''comuni'' (mun ...
The torrent, home to
brown trout,
rainbow trout and
European bullhead
The European bullhead (''Cottus gobio'') is a freshwater fish that is widely distributed in Europe, mainly in rivers. It is a member of the family Cottidae, a type of sculpin. It is also known as the miller's thumb, freshwater sculpin, common bu ...
, is a favourite of
anglers.
Rivers of Italy
Rivers of Lombardy
Rivers of the Province of Lecco
Valsassina
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