The Sessera (Piedmontese: Séssera) is a 35.5 kilometres (22.1 mi) long torrent in the Piedmont region - NW Italy.

Sessera
The Sessera near Borgosesia
Location within Po watershed
Location
Country	Italy: province of Biella and province of Vercelli
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Monte Bo eastern slopes (Punta del Manzo)
• elevation	around 2,000 m (6,600 ft)
Mouth
• location	Sesia
• coordinates	45°41′56″N 8°17′52″E
• elevation	323 m (1,060 ft)[1]
Length	35.461 km (22.034 mi)[2]
Basin size	189 km2 (73 sq mi)[3]
Discharge
• average	(mouth) 7.5 m3/s (260 cu ft/s)[3]
Basin features
Progression	Sesia→ Po→ Adriatic Sea
Tributaries
• left	torrente Dolca, riale del Cavallero, torrente Strona di Postua
• right	torrente Ponzone

Geography

The Sessera starts in the Biellese Alps on the south-eastern slopes of Monte Bo. It initially flows from NW to SE and then encircles the Cima dell'Asnas and forms the artificial lake of Mischie, where it meets its first important tributary, the torrente Dolca (Dolca creek).

With several meanders the Sessera reaches Coggiola and the inhabited part of its valley. After having received two other relevant tributaries, the Ponzone in Pray from right and the Strona di Postua in Crevacuore from left, it enters into the Valsesia and flows into the river Sesia near Borgosesia.[1]

Floods

The river caused severe destruction in 1968 along the Sessera Valley.[4]

See also

• Valle Sessera
• Alpi Biellesi

References

Other projects

Media related to Sessera at Wikimedia Commons

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