The Soana is a small

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of the

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in north-west

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, draining a basin of some . Its headwaters are above Pianprato, in Valprato Soana, where a number of smaller torrents converge. It is the principal tributary of the

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, which it joins at

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References

External links

* http://www.fiumi.com/acque/index.php?id_g=3024 * http://www.okadventure.it/soana.htm
Bacino idrografico del Torrente Orco: analisi integrata evento-fenomeno-danno
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