The Chiola is 11.63 kilometres (7.23 mi) long and flows through the commune of Solaro.

[1] It rises to the north of the 1,122 metres (3,681 ft) Punta Mozza and flows east-northeast, and then east, through the Foret Territoriale de Tova.

[2] It runs under the T10 coastal highway and enters the sea to the south of the Marine de Solaro resort.

The Plage Chiola, a beach, extends south from the mouth of the stream.

[2] The following streams (ruisseaux) are tributaries of the Chiola (ordered by length):[1]