| Cervo | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Piedicavallo,_comune_della_Valle_Cervo6.jpg) The old bridge at Piedicavallo in the Valle del Cervo | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Cervo.png) Cervo location | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy: provinces of Biella and Vercelli |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lago della Vecchia - Prealpi biellesi (BI) |
| • elevation | 1,900 m (6,200 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | River Sesia near Quinto Vercellese (VC) |
• coordinates | 45°22′06″N 8°24′12″E / 45.3682°N 8.4033°E |
• elevation | 127.5 m (418 ft) |
| Length | 65 km (40 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,024 km2 (395 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | (mouth) 21.9 m3/s (770 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Sesia→ Po→ Adriatic Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Mologna, Chiobbia, Nelva, Strona di Mosso, Ostola, Guarabione, Rovasenda, Marchiazza |
| • right | Irogna, Pragnetta, Oropa, Roggia Drumma, Roggia Ottina, Elvo |
The Cervo (Piedmontese: Sar or Serv) is a 65-kilometre (40 mi) torrent (a form of seasonally intermittent stream) in the Piedmont region of north-west Italy. It is the principal tributary of the river Sesia, which itself is a significant tributary of the Po.