The Bévéra (in French) or Bevera (in Italian) (Beura in Occitan and Ligurian) is a river of southeastern France and northwestern Italy.
| Bévéra | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Countries | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Maritime Alps |
| Mouth | |
• location | Roya |
• coordinates | 43°49′19″N 7°35′3″E / 43.82194°N 7.58417°E |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 2.24 m3/s (79 cu ft/s)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Roya→ Ligurian Sea |
Geography
editBévéra source is in the Maritime Alps, near Moulinet in the French Alpes-Maritimes department. It flows generally southeast, through Sospel, crosses the Italian border (province of Imperia) and discharges into the river Roya, near Ventimiglia. Its length within France is 26.1 kilometres (16.2 mi).[2] The Basséra is one of its tributaries.
Conservation
editMost of the Ligurian part of Bevera valley, along with the Italian slopes of Monte Grammondo, belongs to a SIC (Site of Community Importance) called M. Grammondo T. Bevera (code IT 1315717).[3]
References
edit- ^ Portate (mc) BEVERA a Torri, 1961-1970 data ot Agenzia per la protezione dell'ambiente e per i servizi tecnici, on-line: [1] Archived 2015-07-08 at the Wayback Machine (access: July 7, 2015)
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Bévéra (Y6630500)".
- ^ AA.VV. "SIC IT 1315717 M.Grammondo T.Bevera - Piano di gestione" (PDF) (in Italian). Provincia di Imperia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
External links
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