The Strona di Postua ( pms, Stron-a ëd Pòstua) is a long

torrent Torrent or torrents may refer to: * A fast flowing stream Animals * Torrent duck, a species of the family Anatidae * Torrent fish * Torrent frog, various unrelated frogs * Torrent robin, a bird species * Torrent salamander, a family of sal ...

in the

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region of northwestern Italy.

Etymology

The name ''Strona'' comes from ''storn'' or ''strom'', celtic

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for "flowing waters" or "river".''Comuni della Provincia di Biella'', page 140; AA.VV, Nerosubianco edizioni, Cuneo 2005 Postua is a

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces ('' province''). The can ...

located in the valley formed by the Strona.

Geography

The Strona di Postua starts in the

Biellese Alps The Biellese Alps (''Alpi Biellesi'' or ''Prealpi Biellesi'' in Italian) are a sub-range of the Pennine Alps located between Piemonte and Aosta Valley (Italy). Etymology ''Alpi Biellesi'' literally means ''Alps of Biellese''; ''Biellese'' is th ...

with two branches which meet at Alpe Aigra. It then flows from NW to SE reaching the village of Roncole and the inhabited part of its valley. After flanking Postua and

Guardabosone Guardabosone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Vercelli. Guardabosone borders the following municipalities: Ailoche, Borgosesia, C ...

it enters into the Valsessera and flows into the river

Sessera The Sessera ( pms, Séssera) is a long torrent in the Piedmont region - NW Italy. Geography The Sessera starts in the Biellese Alps on the south-eastern slopes of Monte Bo. It initially flows from NW to SE and then encircles the Cima dell'As ...

near

Crevacuore Crevacuore is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northeast of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,813 and an area of .All demograp ...

.''Carta Tecnica Regionale'' raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0) of Regione Piemonte - 2007

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*{{commons category-inline Rivers of the Province of Biella Rivers of the Province of Vercelli Rivers of Italy

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