The Chiusella () is a long river in the

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region of Italy.

Geography

The Chiusella starts in the

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near Mount Marzo and Bocchetta delle Oche, a mountain pass connecting its valley with Val Soana. Flowing initially from NW to SE it reaches

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and the permanently inhabited part of the valley. In the territory of Issiglio it receives from the right side the waters of Torrente Savenca, its main

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. The Chiusella is then blocked by a

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forming the Lake Gurzia. Flowing eastwards it forms a

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and leaves the mountains entering the plain; near

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it finally flows into the

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Tributaries

*Left hand tributaries: ** torrente Dondogna; ** torrente Tarva; ** torrente Bersella; ** rio Quaglia; ** rio Ribes (formerly ''Ri Bes''). *Right hand tributaries: ** rio Sportore; ** rio Ricordone; ** rio Trueisa; ** torrente Savenca.

The bridges on the Chiusella

Image:Traversella Ponte Chiara.JPG, The bridge of the Chiara village (high Chiusella valley) Image:Valchiusella Fondo Ponte.JPG, Fondo Valchiusella bridge Image:Chiusella Ponte Traversella Inverso.JPG, The Chiusella behind Inverso bridge Image:Chiusella ponte vistrorio.jpg, The bridge connecting Vistrorio and Issiglio Image:Strambinello_ponte_preti.jpg, An 18th-century bridge named Ponte dei Preti (

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) Image:Ponte chiusella ex ss 565.jpg, Former national road nr.565 between

and

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Image:chiusella_ponte_ss26.jpg, The bridge of the national road nr.26 near

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