Brevenna
The creek near its mouth
Location
CountryItaly
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationLigurian Apennine
Mouth 
 • location
Scrivia near Casella (GE)
 • coordinates
44°31′45.41″N 9°00′25.92″E / 44.5292806°N 9.0072000°E / 44.5292806; 9.0072000
Length16.138 km (10.028 mi)[1]
Basin size57 km2 (22 sq mi)[2]
Basin features
ProgressionScrivia→ Po→ Adriatic Sea

The Brevenna is a 16.138-kilometre (10.028 mi) creek (in Italian torrente) of Liguria, Italy.

Etymology

The origin of the name Brevenna is certainly not Latin, and may not be Indo-European or Germanic. Linguists connect it to brev, a pre Indo-European root meaning stiff from cold.[3] Sometimes the name of the creek is considered to be of feminine gender (la Brevenna)[4] (mainly in old documents).

River course

The Brevenna near Casella

The creek is formed near the village of Tonno (comune of Valbrevenna) from the union of rio di Tonno (coming from Monte Antola) with rio dell'Orso, which collects the waters descending the southern slopes of Monte Buio.[5] After a brief stretch heading south the Brevenna receives the rio Senarega from its left and then turns west. The following part of its course is rather meandering and reaches Molino Vecchio, the administrative centre of Valbrevenna. Downstream from the village, the Brevenna turns southeast and, flanked for a long stretch by the provincial road nr.11, it ends up at the Scrivia not far from the centre of Casella. The confluence elevation is 402 m.s.l.[6]

History

The creek collects the waters flowing from a high and woody water basin, so even during the summer, the Brevenna usually has considerable discharge. In former times, this promoted the construction of several water mills along its course.[4] Nowadays, most of these mills are abandoned, except for the one at Porcile, which was restored. This mill is not very close to the Brevenna and is located in the uppermost part of its valley. It works thanks to a big water tank using the waters of a small tributary of the main stream.[7] The uppermost part of the Brevenna watershed is included in Parco naturale regionale dell'Antola.[8]

Fishing

The Brevenna is frequented by fishers and every now and then is artificially enriched with fries.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Atlante dei piani" (in Italian). Autorità di bacino del fiume Po. Archived from the original on 14 May 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. ^ Temporelli, Giorgio; Cassinelli, Nicoletta (2007). Gli acquedotti genovesi (in Italian). FrancoAngeli. p. 174. ISBN 9788846482723. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  3. ^ AA.VV. (1990). Atti della Accademia ligure di scienze e lettere (in Italian). Vol. 46. Accademia ligure di scienze e lettere. p. 308. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  4. ^ a b Zuccagni-Orlandini, Attilio (1836). Corografia fisica, storica e statistica dell'Italia corredata di un Atlante (in Italian). Vol. 3. Firenze: Stamperia granducale. p. 649.
  5. ^ AA.VV. (2016). Alta Via dei Monti Liguri. Galata Edizioni. p. 286. ISBN 9788895369433. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Limiti Amministrativi (Comunali, Provinciali, Regionali) sc. 1:25000". geoportale.regione.liguria.it (in Italian). Regione Liguria. 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  7. ^ "La Valbrevenna" (PDF) (in Italian). Istituto Comprensivo di Casella. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Il territorio del Parco - Mappa" (in Italian). Parco naturale regionale dell'Antola. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  9. ^ Renato Sirigu (19 February 2010). "Pesca. 5 tonnellate di trote per i torrenti della provincia". Notizie Metropolitane (in Italian). Città Metropolitana di Genova. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.

See also

Media related to Brevenna at Wikimedia Commons

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