Strona di Mosso

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Strona di Mosso
Strona a cossato.jpg
The Strona di Mosso in Cossato
Strona di mosso location map.jpg
Location within central Piedmont (NW Italy)
Location
CountryItaly: province of Biella
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBocchetto di Sessera southern slopes
 • elevationaround 1,300 m (4,300 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Cervo
 • coordinates
45°32′18″N 8°12′32″E / 45.53833°N 8.20889°E / 45.53833; 8.20889Coordinates: 45°32′18″N 8°12′32″E / 45.53833°N 8.20889°E / 45.53833; 8.20889
 • elevation
207.0 m (679.1 ft)[1]
Length23 km (14 mi)[2]
Basin size102 km2 (39 sq mi)[2]
Discharge 
 • average(mouth) 2.1 m3/s (74 cu ft/s)[2]
Basin features
ProgressionCervo→ Sesia→ Po→ Adriatic Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftrio Berguso, rio Overa, rio Poala
 • rightrio Soccasca, torrente Tamarone, torrente Quargnasca

The Strona di Mosso (Piedmontese: Stron-a ëd Mòss) is a 23-kilometre (14 mi) long creek in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy.

Etymology[]

The name Strona should come from storn or strom, celtic roots for flowing waters or river.[3]

Geography[]

The river starts in the Biellese Alps near Bocchetto Sessera, a mountain pass connecting its valley with Val Sessera. Flowing initially from northwest to southeast it reaches Valle Mosso, where it encircles Monte Rovella and turns southwards. In Cossato it gets out of the Alps and enters into the Po plain. After receiving from the right its main tributary, the Quargnasca, it flows into the river Cervo.[1]

Floods[]

Memorial tablet to the 1968 flood victims in Strona

The river caused severe destruction and 58 casualties in 1968 along the Strona Valley.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Carta Tecnica Regionale raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0) of Regione Piemonte - 2007
  2. ^ a b c Direzione Pianificazione delle Risorse Idriche (2007). Piano di tutela delle acque (AI 18 - Cervo) (PDF). Regione Piemonte. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  3. ^ Comuni della Provincia di Biella, page 140; AA.VV, Nerosubianco edizioni, Cuneo 2005

See also[]

  • Valle Strona di Mosso
  • Alpi Biellesi
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