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Cerusa

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Country
  
Italy

Length
  
10.7 km (6.6 mi)

Basin size
  
24 km (9.3 sq mi)


Main source
  
Ligurian Apennines376 m (1,234 ft)

River mouth
  
Ligurian Sea in Voltri (GE, Italy)0 m (0 ft)

The Cerusa is a 10.7-kilometre (6.6 mi) stream of Liguria (Italy).

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Geography

The river is formed at 376 m by the confluence of two streams, Rio Gava and Rio delle Cave, in the Ligurian Apennines. The river then flows through the Valle Cerusa and crosses the villages of Fiorino, Fabbriche di Voltri e Fullo. Heading south reaches Voltri and ends its course in the Ligurian Sea, after being crossed by Autostrada A10, Genoa–Ventimiglia railway and Aurelia national road.

Cerusa basin (24 km2) is totally included in the Province of Genova.

Main tributaries

  • Left hand:
  • Rio delle Cave.
  • Right hand:
  • Rio Gava;
  • Rio Secco.

    • History

    The Département de la Ceruse or Dipartimento della Cerusa of Ligurian Republic took its name at the end of the XVIII century from the stream.

    References

    Cerusa Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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