Barbaira (river) explained

See also: Barbaira.

Barbaira
Length:	15.83km (09.84miles)^[1]
Source1 Elevation:	around 1450m (4,760feet)
Mouth Elevation:	71m (233feet)
Basin Size:	35.99km2^[2]
Source1 Location:	between punta dell'Arpetta and monte Simonasso
Mouth:	Nervia
Mouth Location:	ponte Barbaira
Mouth Coordinates:	43.8614°N 7.6233°W
Progression:	Nervia→ Ligurian Sea
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	Italy

The Barbaira is a 15.83km (09.84miles) stream of Liguria (Italy); it is the main tributary of the Nervia.

Geography

The stream rises between punta dell'Arpetta and monte Simonasso, in the Ligurian Alps, and flows through a woody valley mainly heading south-east. When it reaches the centre of the comune of Rocchetta Nervina it gets from left side the waters of its main tributary, rio Oggia. It enters the Nervia at ponte Barbaira (71 m).^[3]

Main tributaries

• Left hand:
  • Rio d'Oggia: is the main tributary of the Barbaira and joins it in Rocchetta Nervina,
  • Rio Pau.
• Right hand:
  • Rio Massula: its source is located near Monte Abellio and reaches the Barbaira around one km south of Rocchetta Nervina.
  • Rio Roglio,
  • Rio Ubaghi di Sartu.

Sport

The Barbaira is a well known site for practicing canyoning.^[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Italy
• Parco naturale regionale delle Alpi Liguri

External links

• Canyoning Barbaira: canyoning along the stream on www.ufficioguidefinale.it
• Rio Barbaira Rochetta Nervina (Imperia), French page on www.descente-canyon.com

Notes and References

1. Piano di bacino - Nervia - CAPITOLO 2, Provincia di Imperia, on-line in pdf: Web site: Archived copy . 2015-05-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518100905/http://www.provincia.imperia.it/PianiBacino/Nervia/Capitolo%202-P1.pdf . 2015-05-18 . (access: 2015-05-08)
2. Piano di bacino - Nervia, Provincia di Imperia, on-line in pdf: Web site: Archived copy . 2015-05-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130627000043/http://pianidibacino.provincia.imperia.it/Portals/_pianidibacino/Documents/Cap_2a.pdf . 2013-06-27 . (access: 2015-05-08)
3. 1:25.000 map of the Istituto Geografico Militare, on-line on www.pcn.minambiente.it/viewer
4. Web site: Archivio della Categoria 'Canyoning' . . www.rocchettanervina.com . . May 15, 2015 . May 18, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518102223/http://www.rocchettanervina.com/wp/category/canyoning . dead .