Sesia
The Sesia (Latin Sesites or Sessites) is a river in Piedmont, north-western Italy, tributary to the Po.
| Sesia | |
|---|---|
The river in the upper Valsesia | |
Location of the Sesia in Italy | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Alagna Valsesia |
| • elevation | 4,500 m (14,800 ft) |
| Mouth | Po |
• coordinates | 45°07′59″N 8°34′24″E |
| Length | 139.6 km (86.7 mi) |
| Basin size | 3,037.6 km2 (1,172.8 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | (mouth) 70.4 m3/s (2,490 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Po→ Adriatic Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Sermenza, Mastallone, Pascone, Strona di Valduggia. |
| • right | Otro, Vogna, Artogna, Sorba, rio di Valmala, Sessera, Cervo, Naviglio di Ivrea (artificial canal), Bona, Marcova |
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