Vara River

Vara
The river at the bridge of Ceparana, Bolano
Country	Italy
Basin features
Main source	Monte Zatta 1,404 m (4,606 ft)
River mouth	Right side of the river Magra at Santo Stefano di Magra
Physical characteristics
Length	58 km (36 mi)
Discharge	Average rate: 16 m3/s (570 cu ft/s)

The Vara is a river of the Province of La Spezia in Liguria, north-west Italy.

The river runs through Varese Ligure, Brugnato, Borghetto di Vara and Castiglione di Vara. At 58 kilometres (36 mi) it is the longest river in Liguria. The main source of the river is on Monte Zatta; for much of its course it flows in a southeasterly direction, parallel to the Riviera di levante, in the valley which takes its name: the Val di Vara. The river flows into the Magra, as a right tributary, at Fornola within the commune of Santo Stefano di Magra.

The Département du Vara or Dipartimento del Vara of Ligurian Republic took its name at the end of the XVIII century from the river.