Toce
| Toce | |
|---|---|
 The river at its confluence with the Strona | |
.png) Course of the Toce | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy, Switzerland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Riale di Formazza |
| Mouth | Lake Maggiore |
• coordinates | 45°56′11″N 8°29′38″E / 45.9365°N 8.4938°E |
| Length | 83.6 km (51.9 mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 69.9 m3/s (2,470 cu ft/s)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lake Maggiore→ Ticino→ Po→ Adriatic Sea |
The Toce (Italian pronunciation: Val d'Ossola from the Swiss border to Lake Maggiore into which it debouches near Fondotoce in the commune of Verbania. The river is 83.6 kilometres (51.9 mi) long[1] and is formed in the upper Val Formazza by the confluence of a number of torrents in the plain of Riale.
Geography
La Frua
The source of one of these, the Gries, is situated on the Italian southern side of the
Alpine
lakes such as Lago Castel and Lago di Sabbione.
South of
Val d'Ossola. The Toce flows next to the capital of the valley, Domodossola, and then Villadossola and Ornavasso
. After a total of 76 kilometres (47 mi) the Toce then flows into Lake Maggiore.
The major tributaries are the Diveria, Bogna, Melezzo Occidentale (joining it near Domodossola), Ovesca, Anza (near Piedimulera), and the Strona (near Gravellona Toce).
History
In ancient times the Toce river was called Athisone or Atisone, from which the current name is derived. An old alternative spelling is also La Toccia (with feminine gender).
Notes
- ^ a b Caratterizzazione bacini Idrografici (elab.I.a/5) - Allegato tecnico al Piano di Tutela delle Acque Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine (Regione Piemonte, 1 July 2004).
- ^ AA.VV. (2004). "Elaborato I.c/7". Piano di Tutela delle Acque - Revisione del 1º luglio 2004; Caratterizzazione bacini Idrografici (PDF). Regione Piemonte. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
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