Golo | |
Map: | Golo (rivière).png |
Pushpin Map: | Corsica#France |
Source1 Location: | central Corsica |
Mouth Location: | Tyrrhenian Sea |
Mouth Coordinates: | 42.5231°N 9.5347°W |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | France |
Length: | 89.4km (55.6miles) |
The Golo (pronounced as /fr/;) is the longest river on the island of Corsica, France, at 89.4km (55.6miles)
The Golo is long.It crosses the communes of Aiti, Albertacce, Bigorno, Bisinchi, Calacuccia, Campile, Campitello, Canavaggia, Casamaccioli, Castello-di-Rostino, Castirla, Corscia, Gavignano, Lento, Lucciana, Monte, Morosaglia, Olmo, Omessa, Piedigriggio, Prato-di-Giovellina, Prunelli-di-Casacconi, Saliceto, Valle-di-Rostino, Venzolasca, Vescovato, Vignale and Volpajola.
The Golo's source is in the mountainous middle of the island, south of Monte Cinto. It flows generally northeast, through Calacuccia and Ponte-Leccia, and ends in the Tyrrhenian Sea approximately south of Bastia, near the Bastia – Poretta Airport. Its entire course is in the Haute-Corse département.The river is dammed at Calacuccia to form the Lac de Calacuccia, a hydroelectric reservoir.
Measurements of the river flow were taken at the Volpajola [Barchetta] station from 1961 to 2021.The watershed above this station covers .Annual precipitation was calculated as .The average flow of water throughout the year was .
The following streams (ruisseaux) are tributaries of the Golo, ordered by length: