The Coghinas is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
of northern
Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...
,
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
. With a length of , it is the third longest river of the island behind the
Tirso and the
Flumendosa
The Flumendosa is a river of southern Sardinia, Italy. With a length of , it is the second longest river of the island behind the Tirso.
The Flumendosa's springs are located in the Gennargentu massif, at the foot of the Monte Armidda; it flows i ...
.
It has a drainage basin of .
The Coghinas's springs are located on the
Mountains of Alà, in the province Olbia-Tempio; after crossing the
Anglona
Anglona is a historical region of northern Sardinia, Italy. Its main center is Castelsardo.
Geography
Anglona is bounded by the sea northwards, from east by the Coghinas river, from south by Monte Sassu and from west by the Silis River and t ...
traditional region in its later course, it flows into the Gulf of
Asinara
Asinara is an Italian island of in area. The name is Italian for "donkey-inhabited", but it is thought to derive from the Latin "sinuaria", and meaning sinus-shaped. The island is virtually uninhabited. The census of population of 2001 lists o ...
in the area of the towns of
Badesi and
Valledoria.
In order to capture excess water for use when needed, and for flood control and electricity generation, two dams have been built, which have created the
Lake Coghinas and the Lake of Casteldoria.
See also
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Lake Coghinas
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Rivers of Italy
Rivers of Sardinia
Rivers of the Province of Sassari
European drainage basins of the Mediterranean Sea