The Pesio is a long

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in northwestern

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Geography

The river is a tributary to the river

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, which is a tributary of the river Po. Its source is on the Northern slopes of the Marguareis, the highest summit of the

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. It flows northwards digging the ''Valle Pesio'', which ends in the

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near

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. The Pesio then follows its course through the plain heading North up to

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, where it gets from the

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its main tributary, the Brobbio, and turns NE. Then, with some

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, reaches the

a couple of km South of

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Main tributaries

* Left side: ** torrente Brobbio, which also collects the waters of the Josina. *Right side: ** torrente Pogliole, ** torrente Branzola.

Geography

Main tributaries

Notes

See also