Germanasca

Germanasca
The river at Perrero
Germanasca location within northwestern Italy
Location
Country	Italy
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Lago Verde
• elevation	2,590 m (8,500 ft)[1]
Mouth	Chisone
• coordinates	44°57′13″N 7°11′20″E
• elevation	597 m (1,959 ft)[1]
Length	26.6 km (16.5 mi)[2]
Basin features
Progression	Chisone→ Pellice→ Po→ Adriatic Sea

The Germanasca (also in Piedmontese Germanasca) is a 27 km (17 mi) Italian torrent, which runs through the Metropolitan City of Turin. It is a tributary of the Chisone, into which it flows near Perosa Argentina. The valley formed by the river is known as Val Germanasca.

Geography

The Germanasca near Prali

The stream is formed from Lago Verde, a small Alpine lake in the Cottian Alps, and initially runs northwards, before reaching the comune of Salza di Pinerolo and turning east. It then receives the waters of the Germanasca di Salza and Germanasca di Massello increasing a lot its average discharge. After the end of its course through the Germanasca Valley it reaches the Chisone at Perosa Argentina.

Notes and references

1. Carta Tecnica Regionale raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0) of Regione Piemonte - 2007
2. Data base of Autorità di bacino del fiume Po (River Po Authority), on-line at: www.adbpo.it (accessed on October 2012)

Other projects

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