Dora di Bardonecchia

Coordinates: 45°2′41″N 6°50′9″E / 45.04472°N 6.83583°E / 45.04472; 6.83583
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Dora di Bardonecchia
The river a little below Bardonecchia
Location within the upper Susa Valley (NW Italy)
Location
CountryItaly: the Piedmontese communes of Bardonecchia and Oulx in the Upper Val di Susa.
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationConfluence of various mountain torrents at Bardonecchia
 • elevation1,250 m (4,100 ft)
MouthDora Riparia
 • coordinates
45°2′41″N 6°50′9″E / 45.04472°N 6.83583°E / 45.04472; 6.83583
Basin size240.5 km2 (92.9 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • average4.3 m3/s (150 cu ft/s)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionDora RipariaPoAdriatic Sea

The Dora di Bardonecchia is a short tributary of the Dora Riparia river, lying entirely within the upper Susa Valley in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy.

Geography[edit]

It originates just outside Bardonecchia from the confluence of mountain streams from the valleys of Rochemolles, Frejus, Rho, and Valle Stretta. It follows the valley for about 20 kilometres (12 mi) and joins the Dora Riparia northeast of Oulx.

Several major road and rail lines run parallel to the river: the A32 motorway from Torino to Bardonecchia; state highway SS535, Strada Statale di Bardonecchia; the international double-track Fréjus railway, the main line of the Rome-Torino-Paris run.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b AA.VV. (2004). "Elaborato I.c/7". 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 2014-01-07.

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