Barbaira (river)

Barbaira
Barbaira
Location
Country	Italy
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	between punta dell'Arpetta and monte Simonasso
• elevation	around 1,450 m (4,760 ft)
Mouth	Nervia
• location	ponte Barbaira
• coordinates	43°51′41″N 7°37′24″E / 43.86139°N 7.62333°E
• elevation	71 m (233 ft)
Length	15.83 km (9.84 mi)
Basin size	35.99 km2 (13.90 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Nervia→ Ligurian Sea

The Barbaira is a 15.83-kilometre (9.84 mi) stream of Liguria (Italy); it is the main tributary of the Nervia.

Geography

The stream rises between punta dell'Arpetta and monte Simonasso, in the Ligurian Alps, and flows through a woody valley mainly heading south-east. When it reaches the centre of the comune of Rocchetta Nervina it gets from left side the waters of its main tributary, rio Oggia. It enters the Nervia at ponte Barbaira (71 m).^[3]

Main tributaries

Left hand:
- Rio d'Oggia: is the main tributary of the Barbaira and joins it in Rocchetta Nervina,^[2]
- Rio Pau.
Right hand:
- Rio Massula: its source is located near Monte Abellio and reaches the Barbaira around one km south of Rocchetta Nervina.
- Rio Roglio,
- Rio Ubaghi di Sartu.

Sport

The Barbaira is a well known site for practicing canyoning.^[4]

References

External links

Media related to Barbaira (river) at Wikimedia Commons

(in Italian) Canyoning Barbaira: canyoning along the stream on www.ufficioguidefinale.it
(in French) Rio Barbaira Rochetta Nervina (Imperia), French page on www.descente-canyon.com

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