Melezzo Occidentale
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The Melezzo Occidentale is a 13 km Alpine
torrent which runs through the western part of the Val Vigezzo, a side valley of the Ossola
in the Province of Verbano Cusio Ossola, northern Italy
. Belonging to the Po basin, it is a left tributary of the Toce
which in its turn flows into Lago Maggiore.
The river is formed by the confluence of various streams to the west of Druogno
(which marks the watershed
between the western and eastern sections of the Val Vigezzo), and runs westward through the narrow valley which connects the high plain of the central Val Vigezza to the Val d’Ossola. After a course of 13 km, which takes it through the commune
of Masera
and entails a descent of about 2000 m, it joins the Toce near Domodossola
.
Alps
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torrent which runs through the western part of the Val Vigezzo, a side valley of the Ossola
Ossola
The Ossola is an area of Italy situated to the north of Lago Maggiore. It lies within the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola. Its principal river is the Toce, and its most important town Domodossola....
in the Province of Verbano Cusio Ossola, northern Italy
Italy
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. Belonging to the Po basin, it is a left tributary of the Toce
Toce
The Toce is a river in Piedmont, Italy, which stretches the length of the Val d'Ossola from the Swiss border to Lake Maggiore into which it debouches near Fondotoce in the Commune of Verbania. The river is c. 76 kilometres in length and is formed in the upper Val Formazza by the confluence of a...
which in its turn flows into Lago Maggiore.
The river is formed by the confluence of various streams to the west of Druogno
Druogno
Druogno is a comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 130 km northeast of Turin and about 25 km north of Verbania. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 955 and an area of 29.0 km².Druogno borders the following...
(which marks the watershed
Water divide
A drainage divide, water divide, divide or watershed is the line separating neighbouring drainage basins...
between the western and eastern sections of the Val Vigezzo), and runs westward through the narrow valley which connects the high plain of the central Val Vigezza to the Val d’Ossola. After a course of 13 km, which takes it through the commune
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
of Masera
Masera
Masera is a comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 130 km northeast of Turin and about 30 km northwest of Verbania...
and entails a descent of about 2000 m, it joins the Toce near Domodossola
Domodossola
Domodossola is a city and comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in the region of Piedmont, northern Italy...
.