| Stura del Monferrato | |
| Source1 Location: | near Moransengo (Province of Asti) |
| Mouth Location: | Po near Pontestura (Province of Alessandria) |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 45.1486°N 8.3475°W |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Length: | 36.7km (22.8miles) |
| Source1 Elevation: | 400m (1,300feet) |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 3.2m3/s |
The Stura del Monferrato (also known as the Stura piccola and the Stura di Casale, in each case to distinguish it from other Piedmontese watercourses of the same name: the Stura di Lanzo, the Stura di Demonte and the Stura di Ovada) is a 36.7km (22.8miles) stream, which runs through Murisengo, Cerrina Monferrato, Mombello Monferrato and Pontestura in the Italian Province of Alessandria.
A right tributary of the Po River it flows in a northeasterly direction within the hilly region of the Basso Monferrato, through the Val Cerrina. (This valley, however, was not formed by the Stura: rather it was excavated by the major watercourse of Piedmont which existed during the Lower Pleistocene, draining the western Alps and following an east-south-easterly course generally to the south of today's Po.)
Its mean discharge of a mere 3.2m3/s relies immediately upon precipitation, and is subject to marked seasonal variations.
This article, as of 3 December 2009, was a free translation of its counterpart in the Italian Wikipedia: specifically this version.