Chiusella

The Chiusella starts in the Graian Alps near Mount Marzo and Bocchetta delle Oche, a mountain pass connecting its valley with Val Soana. Flowing initially from NW to SE it reaches Traversella and the permanently inhabited part of the valley. In the territory of Issiglio it receives from the right side the waters of Torrente Savenca, its main tributary. Just downstream from this confluence, the Chiusella is blocked by a dam forming the Lake Gurzia. Flowing eastwards it forms a canyon and leaves the mountains entering the plain; near Strambino it finally flows into the Dora Baltea. == Tributaries ==

• Left-bank tributaries: • torrente Dondogna; • torrente Tarva; • torrente Bersella; • rio Quaglia; • rio Ribes (formerly Ri Bes). • Right-bank tributaries: • rio Sportore; • rio Ricordone; • rio Trueisa; • torrente Savenca. ==The bridges on the Chiusella==

Image:Traversella Ponte Chiara.JPG|The bridge of the Chiara village (high Chiusella valley) Image:Valchiusella Fondo Ponte.JPG|Fondo Valchiusella bridge Image:Chiusella Ponte Traversella Inverso.JPG|The Chiusella behind Inverso bridge Image:Chiusella ponte vistrorio.jpg|The bridge connecting Vistrorio and Issiglio Image:Strambinello_ponte_preti.jpg|An 18th-century bridge named Ponte dei Preti (Strambinello) Image:Ponte chiusella ex ss 565.jpg|Former national road nr.565 between Strambinello and Baldissero Canavese Image:chiusella_ponte_ss26.jpg|The bridge of the national road nr.26 near Romano Canavese == References ==