Brembo (river)

The Brembo (Lombard: Brèmb or Brèmp) is a 74-kilometer (46 mi) Italian river, a left tributary of the Adda, which runs entirely within the Province of Bergamo in the Lombardy Region.

Brembo
The Brembo at Ponte San Pietro.
Location
CountryItaly
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationPizzo del Diavolo, Pizzo Tre Signori
MouthAdda
  coordinates
45.5845°N 9.5381°E / 45.5845; 9.5381
Length74 km (46 mi)
Basin size935 km2 (361 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average30 m3/s (1,100 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionAddaPoAdriatic Sea
Tributaries 
  leftParina, Quisa
  rightStabina, Enna

River

The Brembo springs from the Bergamo Alps at the foot of Pizzo del Diavolo; on reaching Lenna it is united with a second branch which flows from the mountains of Mezzoldo. During its course it is fed by numerous water courses; those with the greatest flows are the Stabina, from Valtorta, the Parina, the Enna, a torrente of the Val Taleggio which joins the Brembo in the small town of San Giovanni Bianco, the Ambria, a torrente of the Valle Serina and the Dordo, a stream of Isola di Bergamo.[1]

The Brembo flows into the Adda near Crespi d'Adda, between the communes of Capriate San Gervasio, Canonica d'Adda and Vaprio d'Adda, at the border between the provinces of Bergamo and Milan.

In the course of the centuries the river has seen many floods, often on a disastrous scale as was the case on 18 July 1987 when immense damage was done to the environs of the Val Brembana.

See also

Footnotes

  1. Isola di Bergamo is a traditional and geographical region which lies between the mountains and the rivers Adda and Brembo. See here Archived 2007-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
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