Giona (river)

Stream in Switzerland

Not to be confused with Jona (river).

Giona

Location
Country| Switzerland, Italy
Physical characteristics
Source|
• location| Monte Tamaro
• elevation| 1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Mouth|

• location

| Lago Maggiore at Maccagno

• coordinates

| 46°02′20″N 8°43′57″E﻿ / ﻿46.0390°N 8.7325°E﻿ / 46.0390; 8.7325
Length| 10.2 km (6.3 mi)
Basin features
Progression| Lake Maggiore→ Ticino→ Po→ Adriatic Sea

The Giona is a ‘torrent’, or intermittent stream, which rises on the slopes of Monte Tamaro, in the Swiss canton of Ticino. After about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi), it enters the Italian province of Varese, forming the Val Veddasca before entering Lake Maggiore at Maccagno. Its course passes through the communes of Indemini in Switzerland and Veddasca, Curiglia con Monteviasco, Dumenza and Maccagno in Italy.

The fish found in the river are predominantly Salmonidae, Cyprinidae and Cottidae, in particular brown trout, grayling, chub, vairone and European bullhead.[1]

The river is put to use as a source of hydropower.

## Notes

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Lake Maggiore (Lago Maggiore, Verbano)

Italy
Lombardy (Province of Varese)
Piedmont (Province of Novara, Province of Verbano Cusio Ossola)

Switzerland
Ticino (Distretto di Locarno)

Settlements|

* Angera
* Arona
* Ascona
* Baveno
* Belgirate
* Besozzo
* Brebbia
* Brezzo di Bedero
* Brissago
* Cannero Riviera
* Cannobio
* Castelletto sopra Ticino
* Castelveccana
* Caviano
* Dormelletto
* Germignaga
* Gerra (Gambarogno)
* Ghiffa
* Ispra
* Laveno-Mombello
* Leggiuno
* Lesa
* Locarno
* Luino
* Maccagno
* Magadino
* Meina
* Minusio
* Monvalle
* Muralto
* Oggebbio
* Piazzogna
* Pino sulla Sponda del Lago Maggiore
* Porto Valtravaglia
* Ranco
* Ronco sopra Ascona
* San Nazzaro
* Sant'Abbondio
* Sesto Calende
* Stresa
* Tenero-Contra
* Tronzano Lago Maggiore
* Verbania
* Vira

Islands|

* Isole Borromee
* Isola Bella
* Isola Madre
* Isola dei Pescatori
* Isolino di San Giovanni
* Brissago Islands
* Isola San Pancrazio
* Isola Sant’Apollinare
* Castelli di Cannero
* Isolino Partegora

Rivers|

* Boesio
* Cannobino
* Giona
* Maggia
* Margorabbia
* San Bernardino
* Stronetta
* Ticino
* Toce
* Tresa
* Verzasca

Landmarks|

* Giardino Botanico Alpinia
* Sacro Monte di Ghiffa
* Monte Verità
* Villa Taranto

Films|

* The Bishop's Bedroom

People|

* Arialdo
* House of Borromeo
* Piero Chiara
* Dario Fo
* Peter Martyr d'Anghiera
* Vittorio Sereni
* Cristoforo Solari

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