The Casaluna is a small river in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is a tributary of the Golo.
| Casaluna | |
|---|---|
 Lano bridge | |
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Department | Haute-Corse |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Golo |
• coordinates | 42°26′42″N 9°12′06″E / 42.44500°N 9.20167°E |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Golo→ Tyrrhenian Sea |
Course edit
The Casaluna is 25.17 kilometres (15.64 mi) long. It crosses the communes of Aiti, Cambia, Carticasi, Castineta, Érone, Gavignano, Lano, Morosaglia, Saliceto and San-Lorenzo.[1]
The Casaluna rises to the west of the 1,712 metres (5,617 ft) Monte Muffraje in the commune of Carticasi.[2] Its source is at an altitude of 1,559 metres (5,115 ft). It flows with many meanders in a generally northwest direction to its confluence with the Golo to the south of Ponte Leccia.[2] Its mouth is at an altitude of 207 metres (679 ft). In its lower course it defines the eastern boundary of the Forêt de Pineto.[2]
Bridge edit
On 24 November 2016 an exceptionally violent storm hit central Corsica and caused widespread flooding. An ice jam on the Casaluna river washed away a centuries-old bridge that spanned it.[3] The bridge carried the D39 road over the lower Casaluna about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) above its mouth.[4] A temporary bridge was thrown over the river in mid-January 2017, but could not carry the heaviest vehicles. In May 2020 work on a permanent replacement was scheduled to begin. Although some of the local people wanted the old bridge to be rebuilt, that would be vulnerable to a similar storm, which was expected to become increasingly common as the climate changed. Instead a modern bridge was to be built in place of the old one.[3] On 23 July 2020 a public inquiry was launched prior to environmental authorization of the project.[5]
Hydrology edit
The river's flow has been measured at Gavignano since 2013. The maximum instantaneous flow was 177 cubic metres per second (6,300 cu ft/s) on 16 March 2015. The maximum daily flow was 81.9 cubic metres per second (2,890 cu ft/s) on 2 October 2015.[6]
Tributaries edit
The following streams (ruisseaux) are tributaries of the Casaluna, ordered by length, and sub-tributaries:[1]
- Prunitaccio 9 kilometres (5.6 mi)
- Gavignaninco 6 kilometres (3.7 mi)
- Paiarello 3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
- Uscio a e Porte 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
- Casella 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
- Senichello 3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
- Lago Maio 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
- Castineta 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
- Serena 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
- Panicale 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
- Mazzichelle 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
- Venato 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
- Padula 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
- Campo di Melo 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
- Gavignaninco 6 kilometres (3.7 mi)
- Aninco 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
- Quercitello 4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
- Canale 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
- Mangani 4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
- Guadella 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
- Cerio 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
- Sarbaio 4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
- Cotero 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
- Calcinaju 4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
- Busincu 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
- Vituste 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
- Busincu 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
- Ombriato 3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
- Ponticello 4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
- Forci 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
- Olivacce 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
- Ponticello 4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
- Fossa Ceca 3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
- Funtana 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
- Ripe Rosse 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
- Scandulajola 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
- Tenneri 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
- Malerso 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
- Vecchiale 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
- Pindagliole 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
- Pruenca 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
- Mufrage 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
- Turlone 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
- Valdo 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
Notes edit
- ^ a b La Casaluna, Sandre.
- ^ a b c Relation: La Casaluna (8474340).
- ^ a b Quilichini 2020.
- ^ Giacobbi 2020, p. 5.
- ^ Giacobbi 2020, p. 7.
- ^ La Casaluna à Gavignano, eaufrance.
Sources edit
- Giacobbi, Paul François (8 October 2020), Travaux de reconstruction du pont de la Casaluna (PDF) (in French), Collectivité de Corse, retrieved 2021-12-15
- "La Casaluna à Gavignano", eaufrance (in French), Ministère de l'Ecologie, du Développement Durable et de l'Energie, archived from the original on 2011-03-01, retrieved 2021-12-15
- "La Casaluna", Sandre (in French), retrieved 2021-12-15
- Quilichini, Morgane (15 May 2020), "Centre-corse : les travaux du pont de Casaluna débutent en fin d'année", Corse Matin (in French), retrieved 2021-12-15
- "Relation: La Casaluna (8474340)", OpenStreetMap, retrieved 2021-12-15