Tavignano Explained

Tavignano
Mouth Location:Tyrrhenian Sea
Pushpin Map:Corsica#France
Mouth Coordinates:42.1036°N 9.5489°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Length:89km (55miles)

The Tavignano (in French pronounced as /taviɲano/; Corsican: Tavignanu) is a river on the island of Corsica, France.

Course

The Tavignano is 88.9km (55.2miles) long.In antiquity the river was known as the Rhotanus or Ῥότανος.It crosses the communes of Aléria, Altiani, Antisanti, Casamaccioli, Corte, Erbajolo, Giuncaggio, Piedicorte-di-Gaggio, Poggio-di-Venaco, Riventosa, Santa-Lucia-di-Mercurio, Santo-Pietro-di-Venaco and Venaco.

The Tavignano rises below the Capu a u Tozzu and flows to the east.It runs through Lac de Nino near its source.Part of the river's upper section flows through the Réserve biologique intégrale du Tavignano.It then flows through the town of Corte.From Corte it runs southeast to the Tyrrhenian Sea near Aléria, followed by the T50 road.it enters the sea between the Étang de Diane and the Étang del Sale.Its entire course is in the Haute-Corse département.

Hydrology

Measurements of the river flow were taken at the Antisanti [Pont du Faïo] station from 1996 to 2021.The watershed above this station covers .Annual precipitation was calculated as .The average flow of water throughout the year was .

Tributaries

The following streams (ruisseaux) are tributaries of the Tavignano, ordered by length:

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