Cosia
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torrent whose springs are on the slopes of Monte Bolletone (1317 metres) in Brianza
Brianza
thumb|250px|The [[Corni di Canzo]].Brianza is a geographical area at the foot of the Alps, in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy.-Geography:...
. After a course of some 16 km, which takes it through the communes of Albese con Cassano
Albese con Cassano
Albese con Cassano is a town and comune in the province of Como, Lombardy, Italy....
, Tavernerio
Tavernerio
Tavernerio is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km north of Milan and about 6 km east of Como...
and Como
Como
Como is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy.It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como....
, it enters Lake Como
Lake Como
Lake Como is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of 146 km², making it the third largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore...
near the war memorial executed by Giuseppe Terragni
Giuseppe Terragni
Giuseppe Terragni was an Italian architect who worked primarily under the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini and pioneered the Italian modern movement under the rubric of Rationalism...
to a design by Antonio Sant'Elia
Antonio Sant'Elia
Antonio Sant'Elia was an extremely influential Italian architect.-Life:Antonio Sant'Elia was born in Como, Lombardy. A builder by training, he opened a design office in Milan in 1912 and became involved with the Futurist movement...
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The river has two tributaries: the Valloni on the left and the Tisone on the right.
The few fish which the river supports are mostly souffia
Souffia
The Souffia or Western Vairone is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found in Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, and Switzerland.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. . ...
, members of the carp family.
On 14 October 1607 the Cosia caused disastrous floods at Como which the historian Primo Tatti described in his life of Saint Giovanni da Meda: the monasteries of Santa Chiara and Santa Margherita were destroyed, as was the Collegio Gallio, together with its church which held the remains of the saint, and the church of Rondinetto which was rebuilt on a new site.
Another flood struck Tavernerio on 8 November 1951, causing immense damage to property, and claiming a number of human victims.