Cerusa

Cerusa
Location
CountryItaly
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationLigurian Apennines
 • elevation376 m (1,234 ft)
MouthLigurian Sea
 • location
Voltri (GE)
 • coordinates
44°25′36″N 8°44′34″E / 44.42667°N 8.74278°E / 44.42667; 8.74278 (Mediterranean Sea-Cerusa)
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length10.7 km (6.6 mi)[1]
Basin size24 km2 (9.3 sq mi)[1]

The Cerusa is a 10.7-kilometre (6.6 mi) stream of Liguria (Italy).

Geography

Mouth of the Cerusa

The river is formed at 376 m by the confluence of two streams, Rio Gava and Rio delle Cave,[2] in the Ligurian Apennines. The river then flows through the Valle Cerusa and crosses the villages of Fiorino, Fabbriche di Voltri e Fullo. Heading south reaches Voltri and ends its course in the Ligurian Sea, after being crossed by Autostrada A10, Genoa–Ventimiglia railway and Aurelia national road.

Cerusa basin (24 km2) is totally included in the Province of Genova.[3]

Main tributaries

  • Left hand:
    • Rio delle Cave.
  • Right hand:
    • Rio Gava;
    • Rio Secco.

History

The Département de la Ceruse or Dipartimento della Cerusa of Ligurian Republic took its name at the end of the 18th century from the stream.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Ufficio Pianificazione territoriale (2013). AMBITI REGIONALI DI BACINO 12 e 13 (PDF) (in Italian). Provincia di Genova. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2015. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Direzione Pianificazione Generale e di Bacino (2009). Il bacino del torrente Cerusa (PDF) (in Italian). Provincia di Genova. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2015. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  3. ^ 1:25.000 map of the Istituto Geografico Militare, on-line on www.pcn.minambiente.it/viewer Archived 2015-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Gazzetta universale (in Italian). 1797. Retrieved October 19, 2015.

See also

Media related to Cerusa at Wikimedia Commons