Sangone (torrent)

Sangone
File:Sangon.jpg
File:Sangone location.png Location within SW Piedmont
Origin	Colle Roussa
Mouth	Po River, near Moncalieri
Basin countries	Italy
Length	46 km (29 mi)
Source elevation	2017 m
Avg. discharge	4.6 m³/s
Basin area	3,494 km2 (1,349 sq mi)

The Sangone is a torrent river in Piedmont, north-western Italy.

Geography

Starting at some 2000 m above the sea level in the Cottian Alps, it runs through the Val Sangone, between the Val di Susa (north) and the Val Chisone (south). It subsequently flows between the communes of Coazze and Giaveno, then near Trana, and then enters the plain of Turin. After passing through the territories of Orbassano, Beinasco, Rivalta di Torino and Nichelino among the others, the Sangone enters the Po River between Turin and Moncalieri, at 220 m.

Nature conservation

The upper course of the Sangone is home to some rare species such as the Greyling and the freshwater crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes. Part of the river is included in the inter-communal natural park called Parco Fluviale del Sangone.