Diveria Explained

Diveria
Source1 Location:near Simplon Pass
Source1 Coordinates:46.2449°N 8.0403°W
Mouth:Toce
Mouth Coordinates:46.1469°N 8.3095°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Switzerland, Italy
Source1 Elevation:2005m (6,578feet)
Discharge1 Avg:0.78m3/s at Klussmatten[1]
Map:Diveria location map.jpg

The Diveria (Walliser German: Churumm Bach;[2] German: KrummBach) is an Alpine river which flows through Switzerland (Canton Valais) and Italy (Province of Verbano Cusio Ossola). It is a tributary of the Toce and therefore, via Lake Maggiore and the Ticino, of the Po. The valley crossed by the Diveria, the Val Divedro, is the only one in the Valais to form part of the Po basin rather than that of the Rhône.

Course

From its source at an elevation of 2005m (6,578feet) in Swiss territory near the Simplon Pass it flows through the hamlet Egga to the village of Simplon. From here it follows a south-easterly course through the Gondo gorge to the hamlet of Gondo in the municipality of Zwischbergen. Turning to the east it enters Italy and passes the villages of Paglino, Iselle di Trasquera, Bertonio and Varzo; turning south it passes Ricegno, Mognata, Campeglia and Crevoladossola where it enters the Toce.

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20110930091337/http://www.hydrodaten.admin.ch/lhg/moni/07/2244Q_07.pdf?product_file=http:%2F%2Fwww.hydrodaten.admin.ch%2Flhg%2Fmoni%2F07%2F2244Q_07.pdf Débit annuel moyen - 2007
  2. In this part of the Haut-Valais, the language spoken is the Walliser German dialect.