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Roya (river)

Roya
Roia, Roja
The river at Ventimiglia
Location
CountriesFrance and Italy
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationColle di Tenda near Tende, France.
 • elevation1,908 m (6,260 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Ligurian Sea at Ventimiglia, Italy
 • coordinates
43°47′17″N 7°36′22″E / 43.78806°N 7.60611°E / 43.78806; 7.60611
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length59 km (37 mi)
Basin size660 km2 (250 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average15 m3/s (530 cu ft/s)

The Roya (French, [ʁwaja]), Roia (Italian), or Ròia (Brigasc, Occitan) is a river of France and Italy, discharging into the Ligurian Sea. It is 59 km (37 mi) long, of which 40.1 km (24.9 mi) in France.[1] Its drainage basin is about 660 km2 (250 sq mi), of which 601 km2 (232 sq mi) in France.[2]

The Italian city of Ventimiglia on the French border and its river, the Roya
  1. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Roya (Y66-0400)".
  2. ^ Bassin versant : Roya (La), Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA

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