Piota

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Piota
Upper course winter view
Location within the SE Piedmont
Location
Country	Italy
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Monte Pracaban
• elevation	948 m (3,110 ft)
Mouth
• location	Orba at Silvano d'Orba
• coordinates	44°40′58″N 8°39′50″E / 44.6827°N 8.6640°E / 44.6827; 8.6640Coordinates: 44°40′58″N 8°39′50″E / 44.6827°N 8.6640°E / 44.6827; 8.6640
• elevation	196 m (643 ft)
Length	32.1 km (19.9 mi)[1]
Basin size	113.34 km2 (43.76 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• average	3.4 m3/s (120 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Orba→ Bormida→ Tanaro→ Po→ Adriatic Sea
Tributaries
• right	Gorzente

The Piota is an Apennine torrent in the Province of Alessandria, north-west Italy.

Geography[]

The Piota close to its confluence in the Orba

The Piota passes through the territory of the communes of Bosio, Casaleggio Boiro, Lerma, Tagliolo Monferrato, Silvano d'Orba and Rocca Grimalda. As a tributary of the Orba, the Piota falls within the Po basin.

The river's source is on the Piedmontese flank of Monte Pracaban and its course takes it through the wild landscapes of the Ligurian Apennine that form the Parco Regionale delle Capanne di Marcarolo. Having been joined by the Gorzente, the Piota enters the Orba near Silvano d'Orba.

Fishing[]

Trout are fished for in the river and it is possible to pan flecks of gold.

References[]

Media related to Piota at Wikimedia Commons

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