Vara (river)
Vara | |
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Location | |
Country | Italy |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Monte Zatta |
• elevation | 1,404 m (4,606 ft) |
Mouth | Magra |
• location | Santo Stefano di Magra |
• coordinates | 44°08′56″N 9°53′28″E / 44.1489°N 9.8912°ECoordinates: 44°08′56″N 9°53′28″E / 44.1489°N 9.8912°E |
Length | 58 km (36 mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 16 m3/s (570 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Magra→ Tyrrhenian Sea |
The Vara is a river of the Province of La Spezia in Liguria, north-west Italy.
Geography[]
The river runs through Varese Ligure, Brugnato, Borghetto di Vara and Castiglione di Vara. At 58 kilometres (36 mi) it is the longest river in Liguria. The main source of the river is on ; for much of its course it flows in a southeasterly direction, parallel to the Riviera di levante, in the valley which takes its name: the Val di Vara. The river flows into the Magra, as a right tributary, at within the commune of Santo Stefano di Magra.
History[]
The Département du Vara or Dipartimento del Vara of Ligurian Republic took its name at the end of the 18th century from the river.[1]
References[]
Media related to Vara River at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ Gazzetta universale (in Italian). 1797. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
Categories:
- Rivers of Italy
- Rivers of Liguria
- Rivers of the Province of La Spezia
- Tributaries of the Magra
- Rivers of the Apennines
- Braided rivers in Italy
- Liguria geography stubs
- Italy river stubs