Slizza

The Slizza (Italian) or Gailitz (German; Friulian: Slize, Slovene: Ziljica) is an Alpine torrent in Italy and Austria, a right tributary of the Gail river.

Slizza
Gailitz
Gailitz bridge between Arnoldstein and Hohenthurn
Location
CountryItaly, Austria
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSella Nevea (Italy)
 • elevation1,190 m (3,900 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Gail at Arnoldstein
 • coordinates
46°34′13″N 13°41′24″E
 • elevation
548 m (1,798 ft)
Length29.8 km (18.5 mi) [1]
Basin size212.5 km2 (82.0 sq mi) [2]
Discharge 
 • average7.9 m3 (280 cu ft)
Basin features
ProgressionGail→ Drava→ Danube→ Black Sea

Course

Its source is below the Sella Nevea mountain pass in the Julian Alps, where it is known as the Rio del Lago (Seebach).[3] Its flows in a north-easterly direction through Lago del Predil and via Cave del Predil down towards the town of Tarvisio. Here it enters the broad Val Canale and its waters are swelled by a number of tributaries. Near the village of Coccau it is joined by the Rio di Fussine and at the village of Thörl it crosses the border with Carinthia, Austria, where it is called the Gailitz. It then passes through Arnoldstein before flowing into the Gail.

The water quality of the Gailitz in Austria has significantly improved since the closure of the Arnoldstein lead works in 1987/88. Today it is today again the home range of fish like brown trout, grayling and even European bullhead.

Notes
  1. Kärnten Atlas (Carinthia)
  2. Flächenverzeichnis der österreichischen Flussgebiete: Draugebiet.
  3. Torrente Rio del Lago - Slizza Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine, tarvisiano.org.
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