| Borbera | |
|---|---|
 Borbera between Borghetto di Borbera and Cantalupo Ligure | |
 Location within the southeast Piedmont | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Monte Chiappo, Ligurian Alps |
| • elevation | about 1,700 m (5,600 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | The Scrivia at Vignole Borbera (Province of Alessandria) in the frazione Precipiano |
• coordinates | 44°42′31″N 8°52′17″E / 44.7085°N 8.8714°E / 44.7085; 8.8714 |
• elevation | 226 m (741 ft) |
| Length | 38 km (24 mi) |
Basin size | 212 km2 (82 mi2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 6.5 m3/s (230 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Po→ Adriatic Sea |
The Borbera (Borbëa in Ligurian or Borbaja in Piedmontese) is a major torrente (a stream whose flow is marked by a high degree of seasonal variation) of the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont.
Geography
It begins at an elevation of 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) on Monte Chiappo and runs a course of 38 kilometres (24 mi) before flowing into the Scrivia as its major right tributary at Vignole Borbera.
The river passes through the territories of the following communes: Cabella Ligure, Albera Ligure, Rocchetta Ligure, Cantalupo Ligure, Borghetto di Borbera, Vignole Borbera, Stazzano, Arquata Scrivia, Serravalle Scrivia.