# Borbera

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River in Italy

Borbera Borbera between Borghetto di Borbera and Cantalupo Ligure Location within the southeast Piedmont Location Country Italy Physical characteristics Source • location Monte Chiappo, Ligurian Alps • elevation about 1,700 m (5,600 ft) Mouth • location The Scrivia at Vignole Borbera (Province of Alessandria) in the frazione Precipiano • coordinates 44°42′31″N 8°52′17″E / 44.7085°N 8.8714°E / 44.7085; 8.8714 • elevation 226 m (741 ft) Length 38 km (24 mi) Basin size 212 km2 (82 mi2) Discharge • average 6.5 m3/s (230 cu ft/s) Basin features Progression ‹See Tfd› Scrivia→ ‹See Tfd› Po→ Adriatic Sea

The **Borbera** (*Borbëa* in [Ligurian](/source/Ligurian_(Romance_language)) or *Borbaja* in [Piedmontese](/source/Piedmontese)) is a major *[torrente](/source/Torrent_(stream))* (a stream whose flow is marked by a high degree of seasonal variation) of the [Province of Alessandria](/source/Province_of_Alessandria) in the [Italian](/source/Italy) region [Piedmont](/source/Piedmont).

## Geography

It begins at an elevation of 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) on [Monte Chiappo](/source/Monte_Chiappo) and runs a course of 38 kilometres (24 mi) before flowing into the [Scrivia](/source/Scrivia) as its major [right tributary](/source/Right_tributary) at [Vignole Borbera](/source/Vignole_Borbera).

The river passes through the territories of the following [communes](/source/Comuni): [Cabella Ligure](/source/Cabella_Ligure), [Albera Ligure](/source/Albera_Ligure), [Rocchetta Ligure](/source/Rocchetta_Ligure), [Cantalupo Ligure](/source/Cantalupo_Ligure), [Borghetto di Borbera](/source/Borghetto_di_Borbera), Vignole Borbera, [Stazzano](/source/Stazzano), [Arquata Scrivia](/source/Arquata_Scrivia), [Serravalle Scrivia](/source/Serravalle_Scrivia).

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