Sesia

{{Short description|River in Piedmont, north-western Italy}}

{{Other uses}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Sesia

| image = Sesia.JPG

| image_caption = The river in the upper Valsesia

| map = Sesia.png

| map_size =

| map_alt =

| map_caption = Location of the Sesia in Italy

| source1_location = Alagna Valsesia

| mouth = Po

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|45|07|59|N|8|34|24|E|region:IT-AL_type:river_source:dewiki|display=it}}

| progression = {{RPo}}

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Italy

| length = {{convert|139.6|km|mi|abbr=on}}{{cite book|last=AA.VV.|title=Piano di Tutela delle Acque - Revisione del 1º luglio 2004; Caratterizzazione bacini Idrografici|url=http://www.regione.piemonte.it/acqua/pianoditutela/allegati_tec/dwd/1/a/1_a-5.pdf|accessdate=2012-10-28|year=2004|publisher=Regione Piemonte|chapter=Elaborato I.c/5|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225054248/http://www.regione.piemonte.it/acqua/pianoditutela/allegati_tec/dwd/1/a/1_a-5.pdf|archivedate=2012-02-25}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|4500|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| discharge1_avg = (mouth) {{convert|70.4|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}{{cite book|last=AA.VV.|title=Piano di Tutela delle Acque - Revisione del 1º luglio 2004; Caratterizzazione bacini Idrografici|url=http://www.regione.piemonte.it/acqua/pianoditutela/allegati_tec/dwd/1/c/1_c-7.pdf|accessdate=2012-10-28|year=2004|publisher=Regione Piemonte|chapter=Elaborato I.c/7|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225054359/http://www.regione.piemonte.it/acqua/pianoditutela/allegati_tec/dwd/1/c/1_c-7.pdf|archivedate=2012-02-25}}

| basin_size ={{convert|3037.6|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}

| tributaries_left = Sermenza, Mastallone, Pascone, Strona di Valduggia.

| tributaries_right = Otro, Vogna, Artogna, Sorba, rio di Valmala, Sessera, Cervo, Naviglio di Ivrea (artificial canal), Bona, Marcova

}}

File:River Sesia in Borgosesia, Piemonte, Italia.jpg

The Sesia (Latin Sesites or Sessites) is a river in Piedmont, north-western Italy, tributary to the Po.

Geography

Its sources are the glaciers of Monte Rosa at the border with Switzerland. It flows through the Alpine valley Valsesia and the towns Varallo Sesia, Quarona, Borgosesia and Vercelli. The Sesia flows into the Po River near Casale Monferrato.

Main tributaries

File:rio di valmala.jpg

Sport and leisure

It is a popular river for kayaking and hosted the European championship in 2001 and the world championship in 2002.[http://www.terredelsesia.it/terre.php Visita le Terre del Sesia] www.terredelsesia.it {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626145542/http://www.terredelsesia.it/terre.php |date=2013-06-26 }} (accessed in October 2012)

See also

References

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