Ticinetto

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Ticinetto
Ticinetto at Chironico

Ticinetto at Chironico

Data
Water code CH : 5162
location Switzerland
River system Po
Drain over Ticino  → Po  → Adriatic
source at Pizzo Penca
46 ° 25 ′ 27 ″  N , 8 ° 44 ′ 42 ″  E
Source height approx.  2560  m above sea level M.
muzzle near Chironico in Ticino coordinates: 46 ° 25 ′ 14 "  N , 8 ° 51 ′ 29"  E ; CH1903:  709 126  /  142022 46 ° 25 '14 "  N , 8 ° 51' 29"  O
Mouth height 450  m above sea level M.
Height difference approx. 2110 m
Bottom slope approx. 19%
length 10.9 km
Catchment area 29.1 km²
Discharge  at the mouth of the
A Eo : 29.1 km² 		MQ
Mq
 		1.51 m³ / s
51.9 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries Riale di Sasso Rosso
Right tributaries Ri Laghetto
Communities Faido , Giornico

The Ticinetto ( little Ticino ) is an approximately 11 kilometer long right tributary of the Ticino in the Swiss canton of Ticino . It drains the Val Chironico into the Leventina and flows through the municipalities of Faido and Giornico .

course

The Ticinetto rises at around 2560  m above sea level. M. on the southeast slope of Pizzo Penca a little below the Passo Sovèltra , which leads into Val di Prato , in the municipality of Faido. Directly after the source, it flows through a small mountain lake, which it leaves at its eastern end. It flows briefly to the east, but then turns south, only a little later to bottom the valley at around 2020  m above sea level. To reach M. The outflow of the mountain lake Bola Rossa flows from the right , before it turns to the southeast. It passes the Alp Anzòn and takes in countless short streams, including the Ri di Vedlè , which flows in from the left , whose headwaters extend over the southern slope of the Pizzo Forno .

From the right follows the Ri Laghetto , which drains the mountain lake Laghetto . The Ticinetto is now bordered by dense forests, only around the Alps Valle and Nalpes are cleared areas. He reaches the village of Chironico, where there is a small reservoir. Immediately afterwards, the Ticinetto falls into the Leventina and briefly forms the municipal boundary between Faido and Giornico. Finally the Ticinetto flows out at 450  m above sea level. M. directly below the Biaschina viaduct from the right into Ticino.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration ( information )
  2. ↑ a b Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waters: sub-catchment areas 2 km². Retrieved August 31, 2017 .