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Barbaira (river)

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Country
  
Italy

Length
  
16 km

Mouth
  
Nervia

Basin size
  
35.99 km (13.90 sq mi)

Basin area
  
35.99 km²

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Main source
  
between punta dell'Arpetta and monte Simonassoaround 1,450 m (4,760 ft)

River mouth
  
Nervia at ponte Barbaira, Italy71 m (233 ft)

The Barbaira is a 15.83-kilometre (9.84 mi) stream of Liguria (Italy); it is the main tributary of the Nervia.

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Geography

Barbaira (river) LE RIO BARBAIRA Canyoning nice alpes maritimes

The stream rises between punta dell'Arpetta and monte Simonasso, in the Ligurian Alps, and flows through a woody valley mainly heading south-east. When it reaches the centre of the comune of Rocchetta Nervina it gets from left side the waters of its main tributary, rio Oggia. It enters the Nervia at ponte Barbaira (71 m).

Main tributaries

Barbaira (river) LE RIO BARBAIRA Canyoning nice alpes maritimes

  • Left hand:
  • Rio d'Oggia: is the main tributary of the Barbaira and joins it in Rocchetta Nervina,
  • Rio Pau.
  • Right hand:
  • Rio Massula: its source is located near Monte Abellio and reaches the Barbaira around one km south of Rocchetta Nervina.
  • Rio Roglio,
  • Rio Ubaghi di Sartu.

    • Sport

    The Barbaria is a well known site for practicing canyoning.

  • Parco naturale regionale delle Alpi Liguri

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    Barbaira (river) Canyon Barbaira GoPro HD YouTube

    References

    Barbaira (river) Wikipedia
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