Gorzente Explained

Gorzente
Map:Gorzente location map.jpg
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Italy
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Piedmont, Liguria
Subdivision Type5:Municipality
Subdivision Name5:Bosio, Casaleggio Boiro, Ceranesi,
Campomorone, Lerma, Mornese
Source1:Lago Bruno
Source1 Location:Laghi del Gorzente, Liguria/Piedmont
Source1 Coordinates:44.5542°N 8.8214°W
Source1 Elevation:646m (2,119feet)
Mouth:Piota
Mouth Location:between Lerma and Tagliolo Monferrato, Province of Alessandria, Piedmont
Mouth Coordinates:44.6164°N 8.7156°W
Progression:Piota

The Gorzente is an Apennine torrent of the Po basin in north-west Italy. A tributary of the Piota, it flows through the territory of the communes of Campomorone, Bosio, Mornese, Casaleggio Boiro, Lerma and Tagliolo Monferrato.

Course

The source, on the border between Piedmont and Liguria, is Lago Bruno which, at an elevation of 646m (2,119feet) above sea level, is the lowest of the three linked Laghi del Gorzente. Its upper course takes the Gorzente in a north-westerly direction through the wild and uninhabited landscape between Monte delle Figne, elevation 1172m (3,845feet), and Monte Tobbio, which for the most part falls within the Parco Regionale delle Capanne di Marcarolo, until it is dammed to form the two lakes known as the Laghi di Lavagnina. From here its course turns to the west and the river flows into the Piota at Case Possidenti, a locality of Tagliolo Monferrato.

Notes

The original version of this article included material translated from Gorzente, its counterpart in the Italian Wikipedia.