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Slizza

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Country
  
Italy, Austria

Length
  
25 km

Mouth
  
Gail

Basin size
  
188 km (73 sq mi)

Source
  
Sella Nevea

Basin countries
  
Italy, Austria

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Main source
  
Sella Nevea (Italy) 1,190 m (3,900 ft)

River mouth
  
Gail at Arnoldstein 548 m (1,798 ft)

Discharge
  
Average rate: 7.9 m (280 cu ft)

Similar
  
Orrido dello Slizza, Wurzen Pass, Lago del Predil, Dobratsch, Predil Pass

The Slizza (Italian) or Gailitz (German; Friulian: Slize, Slovene: Ziljica) is an Alpine torrent in Italy and Austria, a right tributary of the Gail river.

Course

Its source is below the Sella Nevea mountain pass in the Julian Alps, where it is known as the Rio del Lago (Seebach). Its flows in a north-easterly direction through Lago del Predil and via Cave del Predil down towards the town of Tarvisio. Here it enters the broad Val Canale and its waters are swelled by a number of tributaries. Near the village of Coccau it is joined by the Rio di Fussine and at the village of Thörl it crosses the border with Carinthia, Austria, where it is called the Gailitz. It then passes through Arnoldstein before flowing into the Gail.

The water quality of the Gailitz in Austria has significantly improved since the closure of the Arnoldstein lead works in 1987/88. Today it is today again the home range of fish like brown trout, grayling and even European bullhead.

References

Slizza Wikipedia


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