Bisagno (stream)

Bisagno
The stream before Genova Brignole
Country	Italy
Basin features
Main source	Passo della Scoffera
River mouth	Ligurian Sea in Genoa (Italy) 0 m (0 ft) 44°23′42.47″N 8°56′35.37″E / 44.3951306°N 8.9431583°E / 44.3951306; 8.9431583 (Mediterranean Sea-Bisagno)Coordinates: 44°23′42.47″N 8°56′35.37″E / 44.3951306°N 8.9431583°E / 44.3951306; 8.9431583 (Mediterranean Sea-Bisagno)
Basin size	95 km2 (37 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length	25 km (16 mi)
Discharge	Average rate: 2.3 m3/s (81 cu ft/s)

The Bisagno (in Ligurian Besagno /beˈzaɲu/) is a 25-kilometre (16 mi) stream of Liguria (Italy).

The river rises near Scoffera pass at around 600 m in the Ligurian Apennines. It flows south-west in the Bisagno Valley and receives its two main tributaries, called torrente Lentro (from the left hand) and torrente Canate (from the right hand). Heading south it reaches Genova and ends its course in the Ligurian Sea. The last part of its course, from Genova Brignole railway station to the mouth, has been transformed in a water tunnel.

Bisagno basin (95 km2) is totally included in the Province of Genova.

The Département du Bisagne o Dipartimento del Bisagno of Ligurian Republic took its name at the end of the XVIII century from the stream.