- Varaita
Infobox_river
river_name = Varaita
caption =
origin =Monviso
mouth =Po River nearCasalgrasso
basin_countries =Italy
length = 75 km
elevation = c. 2,500 m
mouth_elevation =
discharge = 12 m²/s
watershed =The Varaita (Piedmontese : "Varàita";Occitan : "Varacho", pronounced IPA|/va'raʧɔ/) is a 75 km river of theProvince of Cuneo in north-westItaly . It is the first right tributary of thePo River .The river springs at an elevation of some 2,500 m on the slopes of
Monviso , in theCottian Alps near the French border, then proceeds through the valley named after it—theValle Varaita —where it passes through centres including Frassino,Sampeyre ,Brossasco andCostigliole Saluzzo . Having entered the plains of thePo valley it joins the Po nearCasalgrasso .The regime is typical of an
Alpine torrent: the flow is at its greatest in spring and in autumn while being drastically reduced during the summer. The mean discharge at its confluence with the Po is about 12 cubic metres per second.Notes
:"This article was originally translated from its counterpart in the Italian Wikipedia, specifically from [http://it.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Varaita&oldid=13274365 this version] ."
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