Buthier
Sign in to saveThe Buthier () is a mountain torrent in north-west Italy. A left bank tributary of the Dora Baltea, its entire course lies within the Valpelline, a valley in the region of Aosta Valley.
Key facts
- River.name
- Buthier
- River.image
- Buthier a aosta.jpg
- River.image_caption
- Saumont dam, near Aosta
- River.source1_location
- Grandes Murailles glacier
- River.mouth_location
- Dora Baltea in Aosta
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Italy
- River.length_km
- 40
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The Buthier () is a mountain torrent in north-west Italy. A left bank tributary of the Dora Baltea, its entire course lies within the Valpelline, a valley in the region of Aosta Valley.
== Course == thumb|The Buthier flows into the |left|260x260px One branch of the river is formed by the Tsa de Tsan Glacier at an elevation of about ; a second by the Grandes Murailles glacier at about . The river is then dammed to form the Place-Moulin Lake reservoir, after which it passes through the communes of Bionaz, Oyace, Valpelline, Roisan and finally Aosta where it joins the Dora Baltea.