Lemme
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The Lemme is a 35 km torrent, a right tributary of the Orba, which flows through the Province of Alessandria in northern Italy.
The Lemme is a 35 km torrent, a right tributary of the Orba, which flows through the Province of Alessandria in northern Italy.
left hand tributaries
rio delle Acque Striate; rio Morsone: it starts near Monte Tobbio and meets the Lemme in Voltaggio; rio Ardana: its upper valley includes Bosio, from which flows northwards meeting the Lemme in Gavi; rio Riolo: from San Cristoforo it runs not faraway from the Lemme meeting it near its confluence with the Orba.
right hand tributaries
rio Carbonasca: from Fraconalto goes till Voltaggio where it meets the Lemme; torrente Neirone: torrente Riasco: it collects the waters flowing in the area of Pasturana and Tassarolo and meets the Lemme near Francavilla Bisio.
Floods
The Lemme is characterised by an extremely variable discharge; very little water flows during the summer months, but it can also give rise to significant floods, such as those of 1978.
References
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