The Grue is a torrent in north-west Italy, a right tributary of the Scrivia, whose 32-kilometre (20 mi) course lies entirely within the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont.
| Grue | |
|---|---|
 Grue creek near Sarezzano | |
 location within the SE Piedmont | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Bocchetta del Barillaro |
| • elevation | 636 m (2,087 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Scrivia |
• coordinates | 44°58′48″N 8°52′16″E / 44.9800°N 8.8711°E |
| Length | 33.1 km (20.6 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 100.8 km2 (38.9 sq mi)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 1.78 m3/s (63 cu ft/s)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Scrivia→ Po→ Adriatic Sea |
The river’s source is at Bocchetta del Barillaro, at an elevation of 636 metres (2,087 ft) close to the watershed with the Val Borbera. The river follows a tortuous course through the Ligurian Apennines, and between the hills of Tortona, before entering the Po plain at Viguzzolo. From here its path is straighter and it debouches into the Scrivia near Castelnuovo Scrivia at 85 metres (279 ft) above sea level.
The communes through whose territory the Grue passes are Dernice, Garbagna, Avolasca, Casasco, Montemarzino, Montegioco, Cerreto Grue, Sarezzano, Viguzzolo, Berzano di Tortona, Tortona, and Castelnuovo Scrivia.
References
editThe initial version of this article was a translation from it:Grue (torrente), its counterpart in the Italian Wikipedia.
- ^ AA.VV. (2004). "Elaborato I.c/5". 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 2012-06-09.
- ^ a b 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 2012-06-09.
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