The Grue is a

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in north-west

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, a

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of 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; ...

, whose course lies entirely within 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 ...

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. The river’s source is at Bocchetta del Barillaro, at an elevation of close to the

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with the

Val Borbera The Val Borbera ( or ''Borbéia''; ) is a valley formed by the River Borbera, a tributary of the Scrivia, located in the province of Alessandria. It was historically linked to the Republic of Genoa, the Ligurian Republic and is still strongly tied ...

. The river follows a tortuous course through the

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, and between the hills of

Tortona Tortona (; , ; ) is a ''comune'' of Piemonte, in the Province of Alessandria, Italy. Tortona is sited on the right bank of the Scrivia between the plain of Spinetta Marengo, Marengo and the foothills of the Ligurian Apennines. Its ''frazione'' of ...

, before entering the

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Viguzzolo Viguzzolo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about east of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,964 and an area of .All demographi ...

. From here its path is straighter and it debouches into the Scrivia near

Castelnuovo Scrivia Castelnuovo Scrivia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northeast of Alessandria. History The city was fortified around 500 CE by order of Theoderic ...

at above sea level. The

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through whose territory the Grue passes are

Dernice Dernice is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria. It is located across the ancient Salt road, a former commercial road bet ...

, Garbagna,

Avolasca Avolasca is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria. Avolasca borders the following municipalities: Casasco, Castell ...

Casasco Casasco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria Alessandria (; ) is a city and commune in Piedmont, Italy, and the capital ...

Montemarzino Montemarzino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about east of Alessandria. Montemarzino borders the following municipalities: Avolasca, Casasco, Mo ...

Montegioco Montegioco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 315 and an area of .All ...

Cerreto Grue Cerreto Grue is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 346 and an area of .All demo ...

Sarezzano Sarezzano (Western Lombard: ''Sarsòu'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about east of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,171 ...

Berzano di Tortona Berzano di Tortona is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about east of Alessandria, on the watershed between the Grue and Curone valleys. Berzano di Torton ...

, and

References

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