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Orba | |
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Location | |
Country | Italy |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Monte Reixa |
• elevation | 1,183 m (3,881 ft) |
Mouth | Bormida |
• coordinates | 44°52′21″N 8°37′01″E / 44.8724°N 8.6169°E |
Length | 68.4 km (42.5 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 776.4 km2 (299.8 sq mi)[2] |
Discharge | |
• average | 15.1 m3/s (530 cu ft/s)[2] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Bormida→ Tanaro→ Po→ Adriatic Sea |
Tributaries | |
• right | Stura di Ovada, Piota, Lemme |
The Orba is a torrent (Italian: torrente — a stream whose flow shows a very marked seasonal variation) of northern Italy.