Piota

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Piota
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Upper course winter view
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Location within the SE Piedmont
Location
Country Italy
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Monte Pracaban
  elevation948 m (3,110 ft)
Mouth  
  location
Orba at Silvano d'Orba
  coordinates
44°40′58″N8°39′50″E / 44.6827°N 8.6640°E / 44.6827; 8.6640 Coordinates: 44°40′58″N8°39′50″E / 44.6827°N 8.6640°E / 44.6827; 8.6640
  elevation
196 m (643 ft)
Length32.1 km (19.9 mi) [1]
Basin size113.34 km2 (43.76 sq mi) [1]
Discharge 
  average3.4 m3/s (120 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression OrbaBormidaTanaroPoAdriatic Sea
Tributaries 
  right Gorzente

The Piota is an Apennine torrent in the Province of Alessandria, north-west Italy.

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Geography

The Piota close to its confluence in the Orba Piota a Silvano d'Orba.png
The Piota close to its confluence in the Orba

The Piota passes through the territory of the communes of Bosio, Casaleggio Boiro, Lerma, Tagliolo Monferrato, Silvano d'Orba and Rocca Grimalda. As a tributary of the Orba, the Piota falls within the Po basin.

The river's source is on the Piedmontese flank of Monte Pracaban and its course takes it through the wild landscapes of the Ligurian Apennine that form the Parco Regionale delle Capanne di Marcarolo. Having been joined by the Gorzente, the Piota enters the Orba near Silvano d'Orba.

Fishing

Trout are fished for in the river and it is possible to pan flecks of gold.

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References

  1. 1 2 AA.VV. (2004-07-01). "Elaborato I.c/5". Piano di Tutela delle Acque - Revisione del 1º luglio 2004; Caratterizzazione bacini idrografici (PDF). Regione Piemonte. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2010-04-02.

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