Polcevera
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The Polcevera at its confluence with the Secca
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| Country | Italy |
| Basin features | |
| Main source | Monte Leco (torr. Verde) |
| River mouth |
Ligurian Sea in Genoa (Italy) 0 m (0 ft) 44°24′26.857″N 8°52′29.59″E / 44.40746028°N 8.8748861°ECoordinates: 44°24′26.857″N 8°52′29.59″E / 44.40746028°N 8.8748861°E |
| Basin size | 140 km2 (54 sq mi) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 19 km (12 mi) |
The Polcevera (in Ligurian Pûçéivia o Ponçéivia) is a 19-kilometre (12 mi) stream of Liguria (Italy).
The river is named Polvecera from Pontedecimo, at the confluence of torrente Riccò (left hand) and torrente Verde (right hand). Between Pontedecimo and the Ligurian Sea Polcevera's length is 11 km, but considering the Verde its total length is 19 km.
From Pontedecimo the Polcevera heads south and receives at Bolzaneto the waters of torrente Secca, another important left hand tributary. It ends its course in the Ligurian Sea between Sampierdarena and Cornigliano, two quartieri of Genoa.
The 140 km2 (54 sq mi) drainage basin of the Polcevera is totally included in the Province of Genova. Its highest point is Monte Taccone (1.113 m).
The Département du Polcevera o Dipartimento della Polcevera of Ligurian Republic took its name at the end of the 18th century from the stream.
Pontedecimo: confluence of torrente Verde (left) and Riccò (right).
"Viadotto Polcevera", a motorway bridge on the Polcevera.
Last part of the Polcevera course; in the background tha Port of Genoa.
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