Stura di Lanzo (Latin: Varus) is a 65-kilometre (40 mi) long river in north-western Italy (Piedmont), in the Metropolitan City of Turin. It is formed from several tributaries near Lanzo Torinese. It flows into the river Po in Turin.
| Stura di Lanzo | |
|---|---|
 The Stura di Lanzo in Turin | |
 Stura location with main tributaries | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy: province of Turin |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Pian della Mussa |
| • elevation | 1,850 m (6,070 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Po in Turin |
• coordinates | 45°05′44″N 7°43′29″E / 45.0956°N 7.72472°E |
• elevation | 209.0 m (685.7 ft) |
| Length | 68.8 km (42.8 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 885.9 km2 (342.0 sq mi)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | (mouth) 26.1 m3/s (920 cu ft/s)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Po→ Adriatic Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Stura di Valgrande, Tesso |
| • right | Stura di Viù, Ceronda |
Toponymy
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The name Stura has a Celtic origin: stur, which means "to fall".
Main tributaries
edit- Rio Bonello,
- Rio Uppia,
- Rio dell'Uia,
- Stura di Viù,
- Tesso,
- Ceronda.
Notes and references
edit- ^ 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 2012-06-05.
- ^ 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 2012-06-05.
External links
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