Varrone (river)
Varrone | ||
Where the Varrone flows into Lake Como |
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location | Italy | |
River system | Po | |
Drain over | Adda → Po → Adria | |
confluence | of two source streams below the Pizzo Varrone 46 ° 1 '55 " N , 9 ° 30' 22" O |
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Source height | approx. 1710 m slm | |
muzzle | in Dervio in Lake Como Coordinates: 46 ° 4 ′ 21 ″ N , 9 ° 17 ′ 51 ″ E 46 ° 4 ′ 21 ″ N , 9 ° 17 ′ 51 ″ E |
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Mouth height | 197 m slm | |
Height difference | approx. 1513 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 72 ‰ | |
length | 20.9 km | |
Catchment area | 84.5 km² | |
Left tributaries | Valle Marcia | |
Right tributaries | Valle di Fraina, Varroncello, Valle dei Molini, Valle dei Molini di Sueglio | |
Communities | Introbio , Premana , Casargo , Pagnona , Dervio , Valvarrone |
The Varrone ( Lombard Varron ) is an approximately 21 km long tributary of Lake Como in the Italian province of Lecco in the north of Lombardy . It flows through the Val Varrone (Val Varron) and passes through the municipal areas of Introbio , Premana , Casargo , Pagnona , Valvarrone and Dervio .
course
The Varrone arises at about 1710 m slm (meters above sea level) through the confluence of two source streams on the eastern slope of the Pizzo del Dente and below the Pizzo Varrone, which rises a little to the southeast . From here it mostly flows to the northwest. It passes the Rifugio Casera Vecchia di Varrone before crossing a wooded gorge on the northern slope of Pizzo del Dente . Here it briefly forms the municipal boundary between Introbio and Premana, before it runs entirely into Premana. He reaches the alpine settlements of Soglia and Alpe Casarza , where the gorge briefly opens a little.
The gorge is now even narrower and the stream from the Valle di Fraina flows from the right at Mosnico . It passes the village of Premana above the river and takes in the water of the Valle Marcia from the left . Shortly afterwards he reaches the village of Pagnona , where the Varroncello joins from the right . This is followed by the villages of Avano , Tremenico , Introzzo , Sueglio and Vestreno , where it includes the streams from the Valle dei Molini and the Valle dei Molini di Sueglio from the right.
At Dervio he reaches the alluvial cone , which he has pushed far into the lake , on which the village lies. Here the Varrone finally flows into the eastern shore of the upper Lake Como at 197 m slm .