Butturacci Explained

Butturacci
Map:File:Butturacci.png
Pushpin Map:Corsica#France
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:France
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Corsica
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:Corse-du-Sud
Mouth:Mediterranean Sea

The Butturacci (French: '''Ruisseau Butturacci''' or '''Ruisseau Botoracci''') is a coastal stream in the department of Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France.

Course

The Butturacci is long.}It drains the valley between the hills to the east and southeast of Coti Chiavari and the hills west of Tassinca.Paradis It rises in the commune of Cognocoli-Monticchi.It flows southeast, forming the boundary between the communes of Serra-di-Ferro and Coti-Chiavari.It enters the Baie de Cupabia at Cupabia beach.

At the beach it receives the Vesco Vecchio stream, which is dry much of the year. In wet winters the Butturacci cuts across the sandy cordon and beach.When the flow decreases, usually starting in March, the end of its course becomes more or less parallel to the sandy strip, flowing to the southeast before entering the sea.

The Köppen climate classification is Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate.

Hydrology

The flow of the stream was measured from 1979 to 1994 at the Pont de Gradello station in Coti-Chiavari.At this point the drainage basin covers .The greatest daily flow was on 6 November 1980.A ruined mill on the Butturacci north of the beach, the Moulin de Copabio, is noted on the 1846 land register, which reflects agricultural activity in the nineteenth century greater than today.

Tributaries

The following streams (ruisseaux) are tributaries of the Ruisseau Butturacci: