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Bisagno River

Bisagno
Bisagno ponte ferrovia 01.jpg
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 18th century from the stream.


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