Stura del Monferrato
| Stura del Monferrato | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | near Moransengo (Province of Asti) |
| • elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Po near Pontestura (Province of Alessandria) |
• coordinates | 45°08′55″N 8°20′51″E / 45.14861°N 8.34750°E |
| Length | 36.7 km (22.8 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 3.2 m3/s (110 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Po→ Adriatic Sea |
The Stura del Monferrato (also known as the Stura piccola and the Stura di Casale, in each case to distinguish it from other Piedmontese watercourses of the same name: the Stura di Lanzo, the Stura di Demonte and the Stura di Ovada) is a 36.7-kilometre (22.8 mi) stream, which runs through Murisengo, Cerrina Monferrato, Mombello Monferrato and Pontestura in the Italian Province of Alessandria.
A right tributary of the Po River it flows in a northeasterly direction within the hilly region of the Basso Monferrato, through the Val Cerrina. (This valley, however, was not formed by the Stura: rather it was excavated by the major watercourse of Piedmont which existed during the Lower Pleistocene, draining the western Alps and following an east-south-easterly course generally to the south of today's Po.)
Its mean discharge of a mere 3.2 cubic metres per second (110 cu ft/s) relies immediately upon precipitation, and is subject to marked seasonal variations.