Impero (river)
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The Impero in Oneglia
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| Country | Italy |
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| Main source | Monte Grande (Ligurian Alps) |
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Ligurian Sea in Oneglia (IM, Italy) 0 m (0 ft) 43°53′09.06″N 8°02′14.49″E / 43.8858500°N 8.0373583°ECoordinates: 43°53′09.06″N 8°02′14.49″E / 43.8858500°N 8.0373583°E |
| Basin size | 95 km2 (37 sq mi) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 22.4 km (13.9 mi) |
The Impero is a 22.4-kilometre (13.9 mi) stream of Liguria (Italy).
The Impero rises near Monte Grande, crosses the comunes of Aurigo, Borgomaro, Lucinasco, Chiusavecchia, Chiusanico and Pontedassio, giving its name to the its valley, and ends in the Ligurian Sea in Oneglia (IM).
Impero basin (95 km2) is totally included in the Province of Imperia and also encompasses the communes of Cesio and Caravonica.
Upstream of teh village of San Lazzaro Reale (Borgomaro) the Impero (sometimes referred as Maro in this stretch) receives the follwing tributaries:
The Tresenda (or Trexenda) is the main tributary of the Impero; it rises with the name of rio Caravonica from monte Mucchio di Pietre and gets from its right bank Rio Bramoso and Rio Acquafredda. Its drainage basin is of 13.3 square kilometres.
Downstream San Lazzaro Reale, where it gets Tresenda waters, the Impero receives the following streams:
The Impero is not considered very interesting for fishing; upstream of Borgomaro trouts coexist with cyprinids, while downstream the latters totally outnumber other fishes.
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