Dora di Bardonecchia

Dora di Bardonecchia
Dora di Bardonecchia
	The river a little below Bardonecchia
	Location within the upper Susa Valley (NW Italy)
Location
Country	Italy: the Piedmontese communes of Bardonecchia and Oulx in the Upper Val di Susa.
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Confluence of various mountain torrents at Bardonecchia
• elevation	1,250 m (4,100 ft)
Mouth	Dora Riparia
• coordinates	45°2′41″N 6°50′9″E / 45.04472°N 6.83583°ECoordinates: 45°2′41″N 6°50′9″E / 45.04472°N 6.83583°E
Basin size	240.5 km2 (92.9 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	4.3 m3/s (150 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Dora Riparia→ Po→ Adriatic Sea

The Dora di Bardonecchia is a short tributary of the Dora Riparia river, lying entirely within the upper Susa Valley in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy.

Geography[]

It originates just outside Bardonecchia from the confluence of mountain streams from the valleys of , Frejus, , and . It follows the valley for about 20 kilometres (12 mi) and joins the Dora Riparia northeast of Oulx.

Several major road and rail lines run parallel to the river: the motorway from Torino to Bardonecchia; state highway , Strada Statale di Bardonecchia; the international double-track Fréjus railway, the main line of the Rome-Torino-Paris run.

Notes[]

^ ^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 2014-01-07.

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[PTA_al7-1] 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 2014-01-07.

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