Lodrino (river)

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Lodrino
The Lodrino in Lodrino

The Lodrino in Lodrino

Data
Water code CH : 5080
location Switzerland
River system Po
Drain over Ticino  → Po  → Mediterranean
confluence of Drosina and Mercori
46 ° 17 '15 "  N , 8 ° 56' 54"  O
Source height approx.  1900  m above sea level M.
muzzle near Lodrino in Ticino coordinates: 46 ° 18 ′ 9 ″  N , 8 ° 59 ′ 8 ″  E ; CH1903:  719 165  /  129070 46 ° 18 '9 "  N , 8 ° 59' 8"  O
Mouth height 259  m above sea level M.
Height difference approx. 1641 m
Bottom slope approx. 20%
length 8.2 km (with Drosina)
Catchment area 19.79 km²
Discharge  at the mouth of the
A Eo : 19.79 km²
MQ
Mq
890 l / s
45 l / (s km²)
Communities Riviera

The Lodrino (Riale di Lodrino) is an approximately 8 km long right tributary of the Ticino in the Swiss canton of Ticino . It flows through the Val di Lodrino , a side valley of the Valle Leventina , and drains an area of ​​around 20 square kilometers. The river only ran in the municipality of Lodrino until it merged with Riviera .

course

Mouth of the Lodrino

The river is created by the confluence of the Drosina and Mercori at 821  m above sea level. M. above Lodrino. The Drosina rises at about 1800  m above sea level. M. below the Cima della Cengia delle Pecore and the Mercori at approx. 1900  m above sea level. M. below the Poncione dei Laghetti . The Lodrino crosses the narrow and densely wooded valley in a north-easterly direction, flows between Lodrino and the hamlet of Verscio and flows out at 259  m above sea level. M. in Ticino.

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration ( information )
  2. a b Modeled mean annual discharge. In: Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waters: sub-catchment areas 2 km². Retrieved August 20, 2017 .