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Bisagno (stream)

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Main source
  
Passo della Scoffera

Length
  
25 km

Country
  
Italy

Basin size
  
95 km (37 sq mi)

Province
  
Province of Genoa

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River mouth
  
Ligurian Sea in Genoa (Italy) 0 m (0 ft)

Discharge
  
Average rate: 2.3 m/s (81 cu ft/s)

The Bisagno (in Ligurian Besagno /beˈzaɲu/) is a 25-kilometre (16 mi) stream of Liguria (Italy).

Contents

Map of Torrente Bisagno, Genoa, Italy

Geography

The river rises near Scoffera pass at around 600 m in the Ligurian Apennines. It flows south-west in the Bisagno Valley and receives its two main tributaries, called torrente Lentro (from the left hand) and torrente Canate (from the right hand). Heading south it reaches Genova and ends its course in the Ligurian Sea. The last part of its course, from Genova Brignole railway station to the mouth, has been transformed in a water tunnel.

Bisagno basin (95 km2) is totally included in the Province of Genova.

Main tributaries

  • Left hand:
  • torrente Lentro,
  • rio Montesignano,
  • rio Fereggiano.
  • Right hand:
  • torrente Canate,
  • rio Torbido,
  • torrente Geirato
  • rio Trensasco,
  • rio Cicala,
  • rio Veilino.

    • History

    The Département du Bisagne o Dipartimento del Bisagno of Ligurian Republic took its name at the end of the XVIII century from the stream.

    References

    Bisagno (stream) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA