| Borbera | |
|---|---|
 Borbera between Borghetto di Borbera and Cantalupo Ligure | |
 Location within the southeast Piedmont | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Monte Chiappo, Ligurian Alps |
| • elevation | about 1,700 m (5,600 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | The Scrivia at Vignole Borbera (Province of Alessandria) in the frazione Precipiano |
• coordinates | 44°42′31″N 8°52′17″E / 44.7085°N 8.8714°E |
• elevation | 226 m (741 ft) |
| Length | 38 km (24 mi) |
| Basin size | 212 km2 (82 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 6.5 m3/s (230 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Scrivia→ Po→ Adriatic Sea |
The Borbera (Borbëa in Ligurian or Borbaja in Piedmontese) is a major torrente (a stream whose flow is marked by a high degree of seasonal variation) of the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont.
Geography[edit]
It begins at an elevation of 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) on Monte Chiappo and runs a course of 38 kilometres (24 mi) before flowing into the Scrivia as its major right tributary at Vignole Borbera.
The river passes through the territories of the following communes: Cabella Ligure, Albera Ligure, Rocchetta Ligure, Cantalupo Ligure, Borghetto di Borbera, Vignole Borbera, Stazzano, Arquata Scrivia, Serravalle Scrivia.
