Mera (Lake Como)

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Mera
Fiume Mera.jpg
The Mera above Villa di Chiavenna
Mera (Lake Como)
Location
Country Switzerland
Italy
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationMungiroi, Grisons, Switzerland
  coordinates 46°23′40″N9°34′22″E / 46.3944°N 9.5728°E / 46.3944; 9.5728
  elevation2,849 m (9,347 ft)
Mouth  
  location
Lake Como at Gera Lario
  coordinates
46°10′00″N9°22′30″E / 46.1668°N 9.3751°E / 46.1668; 9.3751
  elevation
197 m (646 ft)
Length50 km (31 mi)
Basin features
Progression Lake ComoAddaPoAdriatic Sea
Tributaries 
  right Acquafraggia, Liro

The Mera (Lombard : Maira) is a river in Switzerland and Italy. Its source is near the Piz Mungiroi, in the Grisons, Switzerland. First, it flows east in the direction to Maloja Pass, then turns west through the Val Bregaglia (German : Bergell) and crosses the border to Italy in Castasegna (Dogana). It is joined by the Acquafraggia close to Piuro, and then turns south at Chiavenna, just before it receives the river Liro from the right at Prata Camportaccio. The Mera ends in Lake Como, near Sorico in the Province of Como.

References

    River Mera in the area of Pian di Spagna Natural Reserve Il fiume Mera Pian di Spagna.jpg
    River Mera in the area of Pian di Spagna Natural Reserve

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