- Elvo
Infobox_River
river_name = Elvo
caption =
origin =Monte Mars in theBiellese Prealps
mouth = Cervo nearQuinto Vercellese (VC)
basin_countries =Italy
length = 53 km
elevation = 2600 m
mouth_elevation =
discharge =
watershed =The Elvo (Piedmontese : "Elv") is a 53 km torrent (an intermittent stream) in thePiedmont region of north-westItaly and is the principal tributary of the Cervo. It runs through the communes ofSordevolo ,Occhieppo Superiore ,Occhieppo Inferiore ,Cerrione andSalussola in theProvince of Biella , and ofCarisio andCasanova Elvo in theProvince of Vercelli .The river’s valley is named after it as the
Valle dell'Elvo . Here the municiplities are organized into two comunità montane: theComunità Montana Alta Valle Elvo in the upper part of the valley, and theComunità Montana Bassa Valle Elvo in the lower.Many of the water courses of the
Canavese and of the area ofBiella —the torrent Orco, for example—are noted for the presence of gold-bearing sands. In the case of the Orco these are concentrated in the area of theBessa nature reserve.Course
The river’s source is at an elevation of c.2,600 m. on the slopes of
Monte Mars , in the heart of theBiellese Prealps . Having passed through various centres of population, it is joined from the right atMongrando by its major tributary, the Viona. From here its broad pebbly shores follow the edge of the Bessa nature reserve, which lies to its right and is part of theRiserva naturale orientata delle Baragge .Near Salussola it enters into the plains of Vercelli and follows a slower and more sinuous course before emptying into the Cervo near
Quinto Vercellese .Regime
The Elvo has a regime typical of a prealpine Italian torrent with maximum discharges in the autumn and spring together with a tendency to dry up in the summer and winter months. In the event of high levels of precipitation it is liable to become ‘torrential’.
Notes
:"This article was originally translated from its counterpart on the
Italian Wikipedia , specifically from [http://it.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elvo&oldid=14189458 this version] ."
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