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Saltaruccio
The Saltaruccio (french: Ruisseau de Saltaruccio) is a stream in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is a tributary of the Fiumorbo. Course The Saltaruccio is long and flows through the communes of Lugo-di-Nazza and Poggio-di-Nazza. It rises to the northeast of the Punta di Taoria and flows northeast and then east between the villages of Poggio-di-Nazza and Lugo-di-Nazza. The D44 linking these villages crosses the stream. It continues in a generally east-southeast direction to its confluence with the Fiumorbo to the northwest of the town of Ghisonaccia. Environment The Saltaruccio flows through the Forêts du Fiumorbu, designated as a ''Zone naturelle d'intérêt écologique, faunistique et floristique'' (ZNIEFF). This includes the upper and middle watershed of the Abatesco and tributaries of the Fium'Orbu river such as the Saltaruccio and Varagno streams. The higher parts of the area are mainly covered with beech forest (''Fagus sylvatica''), birch groves, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiumorbo
The Fiumorbo ( co, U Fium'Orbu) is a coastal river in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is dammed in two places to supply irrigation water and hydroelectricity. Between the two dams it runs through the spectacular Défilé de l’Inzecca, a Natura 2000 site. Course The Fiumorbo is long. It crosses the communes of Bastelica, Palneca, Ghisonaccia, Ghisoni, Lugo-di-Nazza, Poggio-di-Nazza, Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo and Serra-di-Fiumorbo. The Fiumorbo rises in the commune of Palneca, Corse-du-sud, to the north of the Monte Giovanni. It forms the border between Palneca and Bastelica as it flows north, then northeast, entering the commune of Ghisoni, Haute-Corse. It continues northeast and north through the Forêt de Marmano, then turns east to the hamlet of Sampolo, where it is dammed to form the Réservoir de Sampolo. Below the Barrage de Sampolo it flows east through the Défilé de l'Inzecca down to the coastal plain, where it is dammed by the Barrage de Trevadine. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
