Chiusella

Chiusella
Chiusella
	The Chiusella between Vistrorio and Issiglio
	Location within the province of Turin
Location
Country	Italy: province of Turin
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Monte Marzo
• elevation	around 2,300 m (7,500 ft)
Mouth	Dora Baltea
• coordinates	45°24′10″N 7°54′54″E / 45.40278°N 7.91500°E
• elevation	223 m (732 ft)
Length	41.2 km (25.6 mi)
Basin size	212.9 km2 (82.2 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	(mouth) 6.1 m3/s (220 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	‹See Tfd› Dora Baltea→ ‹See Tfd› Po→ Adriatic Sea
Tributaries
• left	rio Dondogna, torrente Tarva, torrente Bersella, rio Quaglia, rio Ribes
• right	rio Sportore, rio Ricordone, rio Trueisa, torrente Savenca

The Chiusella (Piedmontese: Ciusèila) is a 41-kilometre (25 mi) long river in the Piedmont region of Italy.

Geography

The Chiusella in the plain near Romano Canavese

The Chiusella starts in the Graian Alps near Mount Marzo and Bocchetta delle Oche, a mountain pass connecting its valley with Val Soana. Flowing initially from NW to SE it reaches Traversella and the permanently inhabited part of the valley. In the territory of Issiglio it receives from the right side the waters of Torrente Savenca, its main tributary. Just downstream from this confluence, the Chiusella is blocked by a dam forming the Lake Gurzia. Flowing eastwards it forms a canyon and leaves the mountains entering the plain; near Strambino it finally flows into the Dora Baltea.^[1]

Tributaries

Left-bank tributaries:
- torrente Dondogna;
- torrente Tarva;
- torrente Bersella;
- rio Quaglia;
- rio Ribes (formerly Ri Bes).
Right-bank tributaries:
- rio Sportore;
- rio Ricordone;
- rio Trueisa;
- torrente Savenca.