The Val Formazza ( Walser : Pomattertal ) is a valley in the Lepontine Alps , in the Piedmontese Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola , Italy. Bordering Switzerland, it represents the northernmost part of Val d'Ossola and Piedmont .
5-711: The river Toce flows through the valley, forming the Toce waterfall . Seven hydroelectric reservoirs were built in the valley in the 20th century: lakes Morasco, Sabbione, Toggia, Vannino, Castel, Busin, and Sruer. The valley is surrounded by several three-thousanders , the highest of which is the Blinnenhorn , followed by the Siedel Rothorn , Basòdino , Ofenhorn , Punta del Sabbione , Kastelhorn , Punta dei Camosci , Corno di Ban and Monte Giove . Ten mountain huts are located on its mountains. Two municipalities are located in
10-602: Is a river in Piedmont , Italy , which stretches the length of the Val d'Ossola from the Swiss border to Lake Maggiore into which it debouches near Fondotoce in the commune of Verbania . The river is 83.6 kilometres (51.9 mi) long and is formed in the upper Val Formazza by the confluence of a number of torrents in the plain of Riale. The source of one of these, the Gries, is situated on
15-684: The Italian southern side of the Gries Pass ; another forms beneath the Passo di San Giacomo , others flow from little Alpine lakes such as Lago Castel and Lago di Sabbione. South of La Frua the water of the river plummets 143 metres (469 ft) over the Cascata del Toce into the Formazza Valley , through which it flows before transversing Valle Antigorio after another series of cascades. Near Crevola d'Ossola
20-543: The river Diveria flows into the Toce. At this point, the valley gets wider and is known as Val d'Ossola . The Toce flows next to the capital of the valley, Domodossola , and then Villadossola and Ornavasso . After a total of 76 kilometres (47 mi) the Toce then flows into Lake Maggiore. The major tributaries are the Diveria , Bogna , Melezzo Occidentale (joining it near Domodossola ), Ovesca , Anza (near Piedimulera ), and
25-495: The valley, Premia and Formazza , the latter of which is home to a Walser community. Much of the valley (22,233 hectares) is covered by a Special Protection Area as part of the Natura 2000 network. 46°19′22″N 8°23′13″E / 46.32278°N 8.38694°E / 46.32278; 8.38694 Toce The Toce ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈtoːtʃe, ˈtɔːtʃe] ; Lombard : Toss ; Walser : Riiss )
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