The Canella (french: Ruisseau de Canella) is a coastal stream in the south of the department of
Corse-du-Sud
Corse-du-Sud (; co, link=no, Corsica suttana , or ; en, Southern Corsica) is (as of 2019) an administrative department of France, consisting of the southern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collect ...
, Corsica, France.
It has ecologically interesting wetlands at its mouth.
Course
The Canella is long.
It crosses the communes of
Figari
Figari (; also co, Fìgari) is a commune in the French department of Corse-du-Sud on the island of Corsica, France.
Geography
The village of Figari is to the southeast of Sartène, to the southwest of Porto-Vecchio and to the north of Bon ...
and
Pianottoli-Caldarello
Pianottoli-Caldarello (; ; co, Pianottuli è Caldareddu) is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. .
The Canella rises between the Punta d'Ovace to the west and the Malpassu to the east.
It forms the boundary between the communes of Pianottoli-Caldarello and Figari.
It flows south past
Figari–Sud Corse Airport
Figari–Sud Corse Airport or Figari South Corsica Airport (french: link=no, Aéroport de Figari-Sud Corse) is an airport located 3 km northwest of Figari, a ''commune'' of the Corse-du-Sud ''département'' in France, on the island of Cor ...
to enter the Mediterranean Sea near the southern tip of Corsica.
The mouth of the river where it enters the end of the Bay of Figari is in an area of marshes, meadows and wetlands that is classified as a ''
'' (ZNIEFF).
This is a rich natural space with a very diverse set of environments and habitats characteristic of Mediterranean wetlands and the west coast of Corsica.
Flora includes ''Salicornia emerici'' and ''
Ranunculus macrophyllus''.
Fauna includes
European pond turtle
The European pond turtle (''Emys orbicularis''), also called commonly the European pond terrapin and the European pond tortoise, is a species of long-living freshwater turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is endemic to the Western Palearct ...
(''Emys orbicularis'') and
European bee-eater
The European bee-eater (''Merops apiaster'') is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. It breeds in southern and central Europe, northern and southern Africa, and western Asia. Except for the resident southern African populatio ...
(''Merops apiaster'').
Tributaries
The following streams (''ruisseaux'') are tributaries of the Canella (ordered by length) and sub-tributaries:
* Carcerone:
** Suale Vecchio:
* Vitelille:
* Barba Porca:
Notes
Sources
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Rivers of Corse-du-Sud
Rivers of France
Coastal basins of the Mediterranean Sea in Corsica