Bormida (river)

Bormida
Bormida
	The Bormida between Castellazzo and Cantalupo
	Bormida location within NW Italy
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Rocca Barbena, Liguria
• elevation	800 m (2,600 ft)
Mouth
• location	Tanaro
Length	153 km (95 mi)
Basin size	> 3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	40 m3/s (1,400 cu ft/s)

The Bormida (Bormia in Piedmontese language) is a river of north-west Italy.

Geography

The Bormida which rises in Liguria, as Bormida di Millesimo, and flows through Piedmont. After converging with the Bormida di Spigno near Bistagno, it joins the Tanaro, of which it is the major tributary, north-east of Alessandria.

References

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^ AA.VV. (2004). "Elaborato I.c/5". Piano di Tutela delle Acque - Revisione del 1º luglio 2004; Caratterizzazione bacini idrografici (PDF). Regione Piemonte. Retrieved 2016-01-10.

44°56′N 8°40′E / 44.933°N 8.667°E / 44.933; 8.667

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[PTA_al5-1] AA.VV. (2004). "Elaborato I.c/5". Piano di Tutela delle Acque - Revisione del 1º luglio 2004; Caratterizzazione bacini idrografici (PDF). Regione Piemonte. Retrieved 2016-01-10.

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