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Stura di Lanzo

Stura di Lanzo
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The Stura di Lanzo in Turin
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Stura location within northwestern Italy
Country Italy: province of Turin
Basin features
Main source Pian della Mussa
1,850 m (6,070 ft)
River mouth Po in Turin
209.0 m (685.7 ft)
Basin size 885.9 km2 (342.0 sq mi)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    Stura di Valgrande, Tesso
  • Right:
    Stura di Viù, Ceronda
Physical characteristics
Length 68.8 km (42.8 mi)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    (mouth) 26.1 m3/s (920 cu ft/s)

Stura di Lanzo (Latin: Varus) is a 65-kilometre (40 mi) long river in north-western Italy (Piedmont). It is formed from several tributaries near Lanzo Torinese. It flows into the river Po in Turin.

The name Stura has Celtic origin: stur, which means "to fall".

Coordinates: 45°05′44″N 7°43′29″E / 45.0956°N 7.72472°E / 45.0956; 7.72472



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