Nigoglia

Nigoglia
The Nigoglia at Omegna
Native name	Nigoeuja Nigòja (Lombard) Nigheuja (Piedmontese)
Location
Country	Italy
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Lake Orta
• elevation	295 m (968 ft)
Mouth	Strona
• coordinates	45°53′01″N 8°24′38″E / 45.8835°N 8.4105°E / 45.8835; 8.4105
Length	less than 2 km (1.2 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Strona→ Toce→ Lake Maggiore→ Ticino→ Po→ Adriatic Sea

The Nigoglia (Lombard: Nigoeuja or Nigòja; Piedmontese: Nigheuja) is a short Italian river whose source is at the northern end of Lake Orta, of which it is the sole outflow.^[1] Its course of less than 2 kilometres passes in a northerly direction through the town of Omegna and into the Strona.

As a rule, the outflows of Italy's major subalpine lakes run in a southerly direction, down to the plains of the Po Valley. The Nigoglia is the exception, seeming to run "upwards" towards the high Alps.^[1] This peculiarity gave rise to the motto in the local dialect which is posted on the Omegna town hall,^[1] and which is quoted at the end of Gianni Rodari's children's story C'era due volte il barone Lamberto:

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