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The river is subject to sudden and dramatic increases in its flow, becoming truly ‘torrential’. Very often bridges have been destroyed, or it has broken its banks and caused severe flooding in the
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647:Pino sulla Sponda del Lago Maggiore
367:Quando cominciò il mercato di Luino
257:, its course continues through the
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365:on Lake Maggiore, in his story
173:about 193 m (633 ft)
130: • coordinates
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353:The Margorabbia in literature
65:Physical characteristics
976:Tributaries of Lake Maggiore
234:. It is a tributary of the
169: • elevation
44:The Margorabbia in Mesenzana
109: • location
83: • location
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275:Grotte di Villa Radaelli
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760:Isolino di San Giovanni
692:Tronzano Lago Maggiore
405:Lago Maggiore, Verbano
325:Thanks to the wet and
299:crossing the valley’s
881:Sacro Monte di Ghiffa
781:Isola Sant’Apollinare
318:The torrent has many
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261:of Varese until near
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467:Distretto di Locarno
789:Castelli di Cannero
774:Isola San Pancrazio
753:Isola dei Pescatori
245:The source is near
222:, a valley in the
216:intermittent stream
178:Basin features
152:45.9929°N 8.73231°E
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662:Ronco sopra Ascona
652:Porto Valtravaglia
567:Gerra (Gambarogno)
440:Province of Novara
428:Province of Varese
361:, who was born in
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203:Adriatic Sea
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830:Margorabbia
746:Isola Madre
739:Isola Bella
667:San Nazzaro
557:Dormelletto
480:Settlements
457:Switzerland
347:embankments
293: [
212:Margorabbia
183:Progression
155: /
33:Margorabbia
970:Categories
562:Germignaga
313:Germignaga
140:45°59′34″N
113:The river
869:Landmarks
840:Stronetta
815:Cannobino
642:Piazzogna
507:Belgirate
331:discharge
320:affluents
309:Mesenzana
143:8°43′56″E
940:Dario Fo
860:Verzasca
697:Verbania
637:Oggebbio
627:Monvalle
612:Magadino
607:Maccagno
587:Leggiuno
537:Cannobio
527:Brissago
435:Piedmont
423:Lombardy
305:Grantola
301:communes
267:Pont Niv
247:Valganna
228:Lombardy
88:Valganna
50:Location
925:Arialdo
726:Islands
632:Muralto
622:Minusio
597:Locarno
552:Caviano
517:Brebbia
512:Besozzo
327:karstic
263:Cunardo
259:Prealps
55:Country
918:People
845:Ticino
825:Maggia
810:Boesio
803:Rivers
682:Stresa
572:Ghiffa
502:Baveno
497:Ascona
487:Angera
462:Ticino
195:Ticino
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74:Source
900:Films
855:Tresa
820:Giona
657:Ranco
617:Meina
602:Luino
577:Ispra
492:Arona
418:Italy
363:Luino
335:mills
297:]
236:Tresa
232:Italy
218:) of
187:Tresa
123:Luino
115:Tresa
99:Mouth
59:Italy
850:Toce
702:Vira
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311:and
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