Dora Baltea

The Dora Baltea in Ivrea ( 2005).

The Dora Baltea, French Doire Baltée, is a river in Aosta Valley in the Italian Western Alps.

River

The Dora Baltea arises in the hamlet of Entrèves above Courmayeur from a union of the two meltwater streams Doire de Ferret ( from the Val Ferret ) and Doire de Vény ( from the Val Veny ). The Doire de Ferret springs from the Glacier de Pré de Bar, the Doire de Veni the swamp area of Combal and the Italian Ghiacciaio del Miage ( Glacier du Miage ). Both are glacier on the Italian southeast side of the Mont Blanc Massif.

On their way to the Dora Baltea Po flows eastward through the entire Aosta Valley, buckled behind Saint -Vincent to the southeast from, breaks through the narrow valley of Montjovet and reached after Talaustritt the Piedmont with the town of Ivrea. From there to the confluence with the Po accompanies the Canavese region. After 160 km the river flows at Crescentino in the butt.

Tributaries

  • Val Sapin
  • Dolonne
  • Savara
  • Grand Eyvia
  • Buthier
  • Clavalité
  • Chalamy
  • Evançon
  • Boocool
  • Va
  • Ayasse
  • Fer
  • Lys
  • Chiusella

Sports

The river is used for rafting and kayak sport.

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