The Casaluna is a small river in the department of
Haute-Corse
Haute-Corse (; co, Corsica suprana , or ; en, Upper Corsica) is (as of 2022) an administrative department of France, consisting of the northern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collectivity merged wi ...
, Corsica, France.
It is a tributary of the
Golo.
Course
The Casaluna is long.
It crosses the communes of
Aiti
Aiti (in Corsican language, Corsican ''Àiti'', pronounced aː.i.di is a Communes of France, commune in the Haute-Corse Departments of France, department of France on the island of Corsica.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aï ...
,
Cambia
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,
Carticasi,
Castineta
Castineta is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
Population
Rusumini
Rusumini is an archaeological site in Corsica. It is located in the commune.
See also
*Communes of the Haute-Corse department
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,
Érone
Érone () is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Haute-Corse department
The following is a list of the 236 communes of the Haute-Corse department of France.
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,
Gavignano
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The name of the town is believed to be derived from the Roman consul and ge ...
,
Lano,
Morosaglia
Morosaglia (; ; co, Merusaglia, link=no, ) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department, on the island of Corsica, France. Since 2015, it is the seat of the canton of Golo-Morosaglia.
History
Morosaglia is the native commune of Pasquale Paol ...
,
Saliceto and
San-Lorenzo
San-Lorenzo is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Haute-Corse department
The following is a list of the 236 Communes of France, communes of the Haute-Corse Dep ...
.
The Casaluna rises to the west of the Monte Muffraje in the commune of
Carticasi.
Its source is at an altitude of .
It flows with many meanders in a generally northwest direction to its confluence with the Golo to the south of
Ponte Leccia
Ponte Leccia (; or Ponte-Leccia) is a French village, part of the municipality (''commune'') of Morosaglia, in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica. Its name in Corsican language is U Ponte à a Leccia.
Geography
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.
Its mouth is at an altitude of .
In its lower course it defines the eastern boundary of the Forêt de Pineto.
Bridge
On 24 November 2016 an exceptionally violent storm hit central Corsica and caused widespread flooding.
An ice jam on the Casaluna river washed away a centuries-old bridge that spanned it.
The bridge carried the D39 road over the lower Casaluna about above its mouth.
A temporary bridge was thrown over the river in mid-January 2017, but could not carry the heaviest vehicles.
In May 2020 work on a permanent replacement was scheduled to begin.
Although some of the local people wanted the old bridge to be rebuilt, that would be vulnerable to a similar storm, which was expected to become increasingly common as the climate changed.
Instead a modern bridge was to be built in place of the old one.
On 23 July 2020 a public inquiry was launched prior to environmental authorization of the project.
Hydrology
The river's flow has been measured at Gavignano since 2013.
The maximum instantaneous flow was on 16 March 2015.
The maximum daily flow was on 2 October 2015.
Tributaries
The following streams (''ruisseaux'') are tributaries of the Casaluna, ordered by length, and sub-tributaries:
* Prunitaccio
** Gavignaninco
*** Paiarello
*** Uscio a e Porte
**** Casella
** Senichello
*** Lago Maio
*** Castineta
*** Serena
** Panicale
** Mazzichelle
** Venato
** Padula
** Campo di Melo
* Aninco
** Quercitello
** Canale
* Mangani
** Guadella
** Cerio
* Sarbaio
** Cotero
* Calcinaju
** Busincu
*** Vituste
* Ombriato
** Ponticello
*** Forci
*** Olivacce
* Fossa Ceca
* Funtana
* Ripe Rosse
* Scandulajola
* Tenneri
* Malerso
* Vecchiale
* Pindagliole
* Pruenca
* Mufrage
* Turlone
* Valdo
Notes
Sources
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Rivers of Haute-Corse
Rivers of France