Orco
| Orco | |
|---|---|
 The Orco nearRivarolo Canavese | |
 Orco location[1] | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Gran Paradiso |
| • elevation | about 2,600 m (8,500 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | PoatChivasso |
• coordinates | 45°11′00″N7°52′30″E/ 45.18333°N 7.87500°E |
| Length | 89.568 km (55.655 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 889.4 km2(343.4 sq mi)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 23.9 m3/s (840 cu ft/s)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Po→Adriatic Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Piantonetto, Eugio, Ribordone,Soana,Piova, Malesina |
| • right | Gallenca |
TheOrco(Piedmontese:Eva d'òr,that is lit.Water of gold;Latin:Orgus[3]) is an Italianriver.It originates in thePiedmonteseslopes ofGran Paradisoand after about 90 kilometres (56 mi) reaches thePo rivernearChivasso,in theMetropolitan City of Turin.Itsdrainage basinis home to the most important complex ofhydropowerin Piedmont, consisting of six major dams (Agnel, Serrù, Ceresole Reale, Teleccio, Piantonetto, Valsoera), many smaller reservoirs and numerousturbinesand power stations.
The Orco is known also for itsgold-bearing sand, extracted already in antiquity. Even today there is a certain activity, on an amateur level, searching for grains of gold.[4]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^"Autorità di bacino del fiume Po".Archived fromthe originalon 2009-05-14.Retrieved2015-01-19.
- ^abCaratterizzazione bacini Idrografici (elab.I.c/7) - Allegato tecnico al Piano di Tutela delle Acque,Regione Piemonte, rev. del 1º luglio 2004 (on-line in.pdf on"Archived copy"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2012-02-25.Retrieved2012-06-10.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)) - ^Naturalis historialiber III - 118,Pliny the Elder,77 d.C.
- ^Oro nel fiume Orco a Feletto,www.minieredoro.it(accessdate: 7-6-2012)
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