The Borbera is a major torrente

Torrente

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(a stream whose flow is marked by a high degree of seasonal variation) of the Province of Alessandria

Province of Alessandria

The Province of Alessandria is an Italian province, with a population of some 430,000, which forms the southeastern part of the region of Piedmont. The provincial capital is the city of Alessandria....

 in the Italian

Italy

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 region Piedmont

Piedmont

Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...

. It is born at an elevation of 1,700 m on Monte Chiappo

Monte Chiappo

Monte Chiappo is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy, It has an elevation of 1699 metres....

 and runs a course of 38 km before flowing into the Scrivia

Scrivia

The Scrivia is a right tributary of the Po River, in northern Italy. It runs through Liguria, Piedmont, and Lombardy....

 as its major right tributary at Vignole Borbera

Vignole Borbera

Vignole Borbera is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 100 km southeast of Turin and about 30 km southeast of Alessandria...

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The river passes through the territories of the following communes: Cabella Ligure

Cabella Ligure

Cabella Ligure is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 120 km southeast of Turin and about 45 km southeast of Alessandria...

, Albera Ligure

Albera Ligure

Albera Ligure is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 120 km southeast of Turin and about 45 km southeast of Alessandria...

, Rocchetta Ligure

Rocchetta Ligure

Rocchetta Ligure is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 110 km southeast of Turin and about 40 km southeast of Alessandria...

, Cantalupo Ligure

Cantalupo Ligure

Cantalupo Ligure is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 110 km southeast of Turin and about 40 km southeast of Alessandria...

, Borghetto di Borbera

Borghetto di Borbera

Borghetto di Borbera is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 110 km southeast of Turin and about 35 km southeast of Alessandria...

, Vignole Borbera

Vignole Borbera

Vignole Borbera is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 100 km southeast of Turin and about 30 km southeast of Alessandria...

, Stazzano

Stazzano

Stazzano is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km southeast of Turin and about 30 km southeast of Alessandria...

, Arquata Scrivia

Arquata Scrivia

Arquata Scrivia is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km southeast of Turin and about 35 km southeast of Alessandria....

, Serravalle Scrivia

Serravalle Scrivia

Serravalle Scrivia is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 100 km southeast of Turin and about 25 km southeast of Alessandria....

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