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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 The province of Alessandria (; ; in Piedmontese of Alessandria: ''provinsa ëd Lissändria'') is an Italian Provinces of Italy, province, with a population of some 425,000, which forms the southeastern part of the region of Piedmont. The prov ...
in the Italian region
Piedmont Piedmont ( ; ; ) is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the northwest Italy, Northwest of the country. It borders the Liguria region to the south, the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions to the east, and the Aosta Valley region to the ...
.


Geography

It begins at an elevation of on Monte Chiappo and runs a course of before flowing into the
Scrivia The Scrivia, long, is a right tributary of the river Po (river), Po, in northern Italy. It runs through Liguria, Piedmont, and Lombardy. Main tributaries * left bank, left hand: ** torrente Laccio; ** torrente Busalletta; ** torrente Traversa; ...
as its major
right tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream ('' main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which the ...
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. Rivers of the Province of Alessandria Rivers of Italy {{Italy-river-stub