Borbera

Borbera
Origin	Monte Chiappo, Ligurian Alps
Mouth	The Scrivia at Vignole Borbera (Province of Alessandria) in the frazione Precipiano
Basin countries	Italy
Length	38 km
Source elevation	c. 1,700 m
Mouth elevation	226 m
Avg. discharge	6.5 m²/s
Basin area	212 km²

The Borbera (Borbaja in Piedmontese) is a major torrente (a stream whose flow is marked by a high degree of seasonal variation) of the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont. It is born at an elevation of 1,700 m on Monte Chiappo and runs a course of 38 km before flowing into the Scrivia as its major right tributary at Vignole Borbera.

The river passes through the territories of the following communes: Cabella Ligure, Albera Ligure, Rocchetta Ligure, Cantalupo Ligure, Borghetto di Borbera, Vignole Borbera, Stazzano, Arquata Scrivia, Serravalle Scrivia.

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This article incorporates information from this version of the equivalent article on the Italian Wikipedia.