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The upper Fosso Piatello is made of 2 branches, the main coming from an area called Ortali.
In turn, the Fosso degli Ortali is made up of two main branches, quite similar.

Descent of Fosso Piatello from Ortali branch is a beautiful journey through the wildest nature of this part of Italy.

Name	Ortali-Piatello
Area	Umbria
Nearest village	Civitella del Lago
Elevation loss	210 m
Length	1700 m
Highest cascade	18 m
Rock	limestone, marl
Rating	3-4
Shuttle	Possible
Explored by	Michele Angileri; october 27th 2024

I remember ...

Streams are a bit like roads that cross a territory, roads created by the force of water, which by digging tends to uniform slope by reducing rock steps' height, roads paved with stones and gravel. Maintenance of these "roads" is done by floods, which clean the stream by tearing away the vegetation that tries to conquer the riverbed.
In streams where floods are rare, vegetation gradually takes over the riverbed. This was evident while retracing the Fosso Piatello downstream from the confluence with the Ortali, 2 years after the first exploration: there was much more vegetation!