Stura di Ovada

Coordinates: 44°38′38″N 8°38′54″E / 44.64389°N 8.64833°E / 44.64389; 8.64833 (Orba-Stura)
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For other rivers and uses of the name Stura, see Stura (disambiguation).
Stura di Ovada
Location
CountryItaly
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNorthern slopes of Monte Orditano
 • elevationaround 950 m (3,120 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Orba near Ovada, Italy
 • coordinates
44°38′38″N 8°38′54″E / 44.64389°N 8.64833°E / 44.64389; 8.64833 (Orba-Stura)
 • elevation
170 m (560 ft)
Length32.9 km (20.4 mi)[1]
Basin size134.5 km2 (51.9 sq mi)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationOvada
 • average4.3 m3/s (150 cu ft/s)[2]
Basin features
ProgressionOrba→ Bormida→ Tanaro→ Po→ Adriatic Sea

The Stura di Ovada is a 32.9-kilometre (20.4 mi) stream of Liguria and Piedmont (Italy); it is the main tributary of the Orba.

Geography

The stream rises from

m.a.s.l.[4]

Main tributaries

Rio Masone, a left-hand tributary of the Stura.

Stura di Ovada main tributaries are:[5]

  • right hand:
    • rio Vezzulla (12,12 km²),
    • torrente Ponzema (13,16 km²),
    • rio Angassino (4,02 km²),
    • rio Berlino (13,58 km²),
  • left hand:
    • rio Masone (8,35 km²),
    • rio Masca (11,05 km²),
    • rio Gargassa (16,19 km²).

Sports

An ancient bridge in Campo Ligure.

The stream is considered suitable for angling trouts.[6] Some parts of the Stura can be covered by canoe or kayak.[7]

See also

References

Media related to Stura di Ovada at Wikimedia Commons

  1. ^ AA.VV. "Elaborato I.c/5". Piano di Tutela delle Acque - Revisione del 1º luglio 2004; Caratterizzazione bacini idrografici (PDF) (in Italian). Regione Piemonte. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  2. ^ a b AA.VV. "Elaborato I.c/7". Piano di Tutela delle Acque - Revisione del 1º luglio 2004; Caratterizzazione bacini idrografici (PDF) (in Italian). Regione Piemonte. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  3. ^ "Parco Naturale delle Capanne di Marcarolo". www.parks.it (in Italian). Federparchi. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  4. ^ I.G.C. - Carta dei sentieri 1:50.000 n. 16 Genova - Varazze -Ovada
  5. Provincia di Genova; .pdf version: cartogis.provincia.genova.it
  6. ^ "Le acque da trota". pescainpiemonte.sitiwebs.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2011-10-25. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  7. ^ "Stura del Turchino". www.canoaclubalessandria.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
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