San Pietro (creek)

Coordinates: 43°54′37.76″N 8°05′11.08″E / 43.9104889°N 8.0864111°E / 43.9104889; 8.0864111 (Mediterranean Sea-San Pietro)
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San Pietro
Location
CountryItaly
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSE slopes of Monte Torre (Ligurian Alps)
IM)
 • coordinates
43°54′37.76″N 8°05′11.08″E / 43.9104889°N 8.0864111°E / 43.9104889; 8.0864111 (Mediterranean Sea-San Pietro)
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length10.26 km (6.38 mi)[1]
Basin size18.02 km2 (6.96 sq mi)[1]

The San Pietro[2] or Evigno[3] is a 10.2-kilometre (6.3 mi) stream of Liguria (Italy).

Geography

The creek in Diano San Pietro

The creek is formed close to the village of Evigno (comune of

State highway
nr.1 (Via Aurelia).

The valley of San Pietro is also called Valle Dianese and borders to the West with

Steria
valley.

San Pietro basin (18 km2) is totally included in the Province of Imperia.[4]

Main tributaries

  • Right hand:
    • rio Cuni,
    • rio Olivette,
    • rio de Murte;
  • left hand:
    • rio Cian della Ciappa,
    • rio di Camporotondo,
    • rio Zuccamleo,
    • rio Beste.

Fishing

San Pietro mouth

The San Pietro is not considered very suitable for fishing; between Roncagli and Diano San Pietro among its scarce fish fauna cyprinis tend to prevail.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c AA.VV. Bacino dell'Evigno o S.Pietro (PDF) (in Italian). Provincia di Imperia. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  2. ^ a b "Carta tecnica regionale su Limiti Amministrativi (Comunali, Provinciali, Regionali) sc. 1:25000". geoportale.regione.liguria.it. Regione Liguria. 2011.
  3. . Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  4. ^ 1:25.000 map of the Istituto Geografico Militare, on-line on www.pcn.minambiente.it/viewer

See also

Media related to Torrente San Pietro at Wikimedia Commons