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Dora Baltea ['d?ra 'baltea] or Doire Baltée ( or Duria Bautica), is a river in northern Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
. It is a left-hand tributary
Tributary

A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water....
 of the Po River
Po River

The Po is a river that flows 652 km eastward across northern Italy, from Monviso to the Adriatic Sea near Venice. It has a drainage area of 71,000 km? and is the longest river in Italy....
, and is about 160 km (99 mi) long. It originates by Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc

Mont Blanc , or Monte Bianco , also known as "La Dame Blanche" is a mountain in the Alps. With its summit, it is the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe, and is List of peaks by prominence in topographic prominence....
 as the confluence of the Dora di Ferret, fed by the Pré de Bar Glacier in Val Ferret
Val Ferret

The Val Ferret is a valley on the southern side of Rh?ne valley in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies between the Mont Blanc Massif and the Pennine Alps, with the river La Drance de Ferret running down the length of the valley from its source to La Drance river....
, and the Dora di Veny, fed by the Miage Glacier in Val Veny.

As it crosses the Aosta Valley
Aosta Valley

The Aosta Valley is a mountainous Autonomous regions with special statute Regions of Italy in north-western Italy. It is bordered by France to the west, Switzerland to the north and the region of Piedmont to the south and east....
, the Dora Baltea flows through the city of Aosta
Aosta

Aosta is the principal city of the bilingual Aosta Valley in the Italy Alps, 110km north-northwest of Turin. It is situated near the Italian entrance of the Mont Blanc Tunnel, at the confluence of the Buthier River and the Dora Baltea, and at the junction of the Great St Bernard Pass and Little St Bernard Pass St....
 (where the Buthier runs into it) and then Saint-Vincent
Saint-Vincent, Italy

Saint-Vincent is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy....
.






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Dora Baltea ['d?ra 'baltea] or Doire Baltée ( or Duria Bautica), is a river in northern Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
. It is a left-hand tributary
Tributary

A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water....
 of the Po River
Po River

The Po is a river that flows 652 km eastward across northern Italy, from Monviso to the Adriatic Sea near Venice. It has a drainage area of 71,000 km? and is the longest river in Italy....
, and is about 160 km (99 mi) long. It originates by Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc

Mont Blanc , or Monte Bianco , also known as "La Dame Blanche" is a mountain in the Alps. With its summit, it is the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe, and is List of peaks by prominence in topographic prominence....
 as the confluence of the Dora di Ferret, fed by the Pré de Bar Glacier in Val Ferret
Val Ferret

The Val Ferret is a valley on the southern side of Rh?ne valley in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies between the Mont Blanc Massif and the Pennine Alps, with the river La Drance de Ferret running down the length of the valley from its source to La Drance river....
, and the Dora di Veny, fed by the Miage Glacier in Val Veny.

Ivrea Veduta Dora
As it crosses the Aosta Valley
Aosta Valley

The Aosta Valley is a mountainous Autonomous regions with special statute Regions of Italy in north-western Italy. It is bordered by France to the west, Switzerland to the north and the region of Piedmont to the south and east....
, the Dora Baltea flows through the city of Aosta
Aosta

Aosta is the principal city of the bilingual Aosta Valley in the Italy Alps, 110km north-northwest of Turin. It is situated near the Italian entrance of the Mont Blanc Tunnel, at the confluence of the Buthier River and the Dora Baltea, and at the junction of the Great St Bernard Pass and Little St Bernard Pass St....
 (where the Buthier runs into it) and then Saint-Vincent
Saint-Vincent, Italy

Saint-Vincent is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy....
. After it enters Piedmont
Piedmont

Piedmont is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,399 km? and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital is Turin. The main local dialect is Piedmontese....
, it passes through the city of Ivrea
Ivrea

Ivrea is a town and comune of the province of Turin in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. Situated on the road leading to the Aosta Valley , it straddles the Dora Baltea and is regarded as the centre of the Canavese area....
 and a good part of Canavese
Canavese

Canavese is a subalpine geographical and historical area of north-west Italy which lies today within the Province of Turin in Piedmont. Its main town is Ivrea and it is famous for its castles....
, reaching the Po at Crescentino
Crescentino

Crescentino is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italy region Piedmont, located about 35 km northeast of Turin and about 30 km southwest of Vercelli....
, a little downstream from Chivasso
Chivasso

Chivasso is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italy region Piedmont, located about 20 km northeast of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 23,675 and an area of 51.3 km?....
.

It is a popular place for whitewater rafting
Rafting

Rafting or whitewater rafting is a challenging recreational activity utilizing a raft to navigate a river or other bodies of water. This is usually done on whitewater or different degrees of rough water, in order to thrill and excite the raft passengers....
 and kayaking
Kayaking

Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. Kayaking is generally differentiated from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle....
. Early in the summer, in May and June, the rivers are usually high with snow melt from the mountains. During July, August and September the water levels are usually lower and the temperature warmer.

See also


  • The Dora Riparia
    Dora Riparia

    The Dora Riparia is an Italy river, a left-hand tributary of the Po River. It is 125 km long, with a 1,231 km? drainage basin. It originates in the Cottian Alps, close to the Col de Montgen?vre in France, where it is called the Piccola Dora....
     is another tributary of the Po.