- Giona (torrent)
Infobox River
river_name = Giona
caption =
origin =Monte Tamaro
mouth =Lago Maggiore atMaccagno
basin_countries =Switzerland ,Italy
length = 10.2 km
elevation = 1100 m
mouth_elevation =
discharge =
watershed = The Giona is a ‘torrent’, or intermittent stream, which rises on the slopes ofMonte Tamaro , in the Swiss canton of Ticino. After about 2 km it enters the Italianprovince of Varese , foming theVal Veddasca before enteringLake Maggiore atMaccagno . Its course passes through the communes ofIndemini in Switzerland andVeddasca ,Curiglia con Monteviasco ,Dumenza andMaccagno in Italy.The fish found in the river are predominantly
Salmonidae ,Cyprinid ae andCottidae , in particularbrown trout , grayling, chub, vairone andEuropean bullhead . [http://www.provincia.va.it/ente_data/faunamb.nsf/1b201d4a9eb6cfd7c125686b0049711e/45d584e81c9f7133c1256ff5003848db/$FILE/017-031.pdf]The river is put to use as a source of
hydropower .Notes
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