Corse-du-Sud department relief location map

This list of waterbodies of Corse-du-Sud includes static

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(lakes, reservoirs, coastal lagoons) and flowing bodies of water (rivers and streams) in the department of Corse-du-Sud on the island of

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Static waterbodies

Natural lakes

Lakes in the

Monte Rotondo massif The Monte Rotondo massif (french: Massif du Monte Rotondo) is a chain of mountains on the southern side of Corsica, France. It takes its name from Monte Rotondo, the highest peak. Location The Monte Rotondo massif is one of the four main blocks ...

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Lac de Creno The Lac de Creno ( co, Lavu à Crena) is a small lake in the Monte Rotondo massif in the Corse-du-Sud department of France. Location The Lac de Creno is in the Monte Rotondo massif at an altitude of . It is in the Orto commune of Corse-du-Sud to ...

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Monte Renoso massif The Monte Renoso massif (french: Massif du Monte Renoso) is a chain of mountains in the south of the island of Corsica, France. It takes its name from Monte Renoso, the highest peak. Geography The Monte Renoso massif is one of the four main blocks ...

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Lac de Bracca The Lac de Bracca is a small lake in the Monte Renoso massif in the Corse-du-Sud department of France. Location The Lac de Bracca is in the commune of Bastelica to the east of the Punta Capanella and the Punta all Vetta. It is drained by Prunel ...

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Lac de Vitalaca Lac de Vitalaca ( co, Lavu di Vitalaca) is a small lake in the Monte Renoso massif in the Corse-du-Sud department of France. It is at an altitude of 1,777 metres, and is surrounded by high mountains. Location Lac de Vitalaca is in the commune of ...

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Monte Incudine massif The Monte Incudine massif (french: Massif du Monte Incudine) is a chain of mountains in the south of the island of Corsica, France. It takes its name from Monte Incudine, the highest peak. Location The Monte Incudine massif In geology, a mass ...

include: * Lac du Monte Tignoso ()

Artificial reservoirs

Artificial reservoirs built to store water for drinking, irrigation or hydroelectric power generation include: *

Ortolo The Ortolo ( co, l'Urtolu) is a coastal river in the southwest of the department of Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France. It is dammed to store water for irrigation. Course The Ortolo is long. It crosses the communes of Levie, Foce and Sartène. The ...

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Rizzanese The Rizzanese (french: Rivière u Rizzanese) is a coastal river in the southwest of department of Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France. It is dammed near Sorbollano to form the Rizzanese Reservoir, which stores water for irrigation and supplies the larg ...

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Coastal lagoons

Étang de Balistra The Étang de Balistra is a coastal lagoon in the Corse-du-Sud department of France. Location The Étang de Balistra is in the commune of Bonifacio. It is separated from the northwest angle of the Golfe de Sant Amanza by the Plage de Balistra, a ...

* Étang de Santa Giulia

Rivers and streams

Rivers and streams (french: ruisseaux) in Corse-du-Sud are listed below in clockwise sequence, from east to south to west to north, with their main tributaries.

East coast

Solenzara The Solenzara is a small coastal river in the departments of Corse-du-Sud and Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. Course The Solenzara River is long. It crosses the communes of Quenza and Sari-Solenzara Sari-Solenzara (; co, Sari è Sulinzara; ...

Cavu The Cavu or rivière de Cavu, (also called rivière de Cavo, ruisseau de Sainte-Lucie, ruisseau de Finicione) is a short river in the Corse-du-Sud department of Corsica which discharges into the Tyrrhenian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea. In 2014 t ...

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Lagunienu The Lagunienu is a small coastal stream in the southeast of the department of Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France. Course The Lagunienu is long. It flows through the commune of Porto-Vecchio Porto-Vecchio (, ; it, Porto Vecchio or ; co, Portiv ...

Stabiacciu The Stabiacciu (french: Rivière u Stabiacciu) is a coastal river in the southeast of the department of Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France. The estuary, which contains an abandoned salt works, is rich in fauna and flora. Course The Stabiacciu is long ...

Francolu The Francolu ( co, Francolu Rau, french: Ruisseau de Francolu) is a coastal stream in the southeast of the department of Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France. Course The Francolu is long. It flows through the commune of Bonifacio. The stream rises to t ...

West coast

* Canella *

Fiumicicoli The Fiumicicoli (or Rivière u Fiumicicoli) is a river in the southeast of the department of Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France. It is a tributary of the river Rizzanese. Course The Fiumicicoli is long. It crosses the communes of Carbini, Levie, Me ...

Chiuvone The Chiuvone (or Chjuvonu, Scopamène) is a small river in the department of Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France. It is a tributary of the river Rizzanese. There is a small hydroelectric power dam on the river. Course The Chiuvone is long. It crosses ...

* Baraci *

Butturacci The Butturacci (french: Ruisseau Butturacci or Ruisseau Botoracci) is a coastal stream in the department of Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France. Course The Butturacci is long.} It drains the valley between the hills to the east and southeast of Coti C ...

Taravo The Taravo ( co, Taravu, italic=no) is a river on the island of Corsica, France. It is long. Its source is in the mountainous middle of the island, southeast of Monte Renoso. It flows generally southwest, through Palneca, Cozzano and Guitera-les- ...

Prunelli The Prunelli is a small coastal river in the department of Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France. It flows into the Golfe d'Ajaccio on the Mediterranean Sea. Course The Prunelli is long. It crosses the communes of Ajaccio, Bastelica, Bastelicaccia, Caur ...

** Ese **

Gravona The Gravona is a river on the island of Corsica, France. It flows from the center of the island southwest to the Gulf of Ajaccio. Its entire course is in the Corse-du-Sud Department of France. It is long. The Gravona Valley conducts the main hi ...

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* Liscia * Sagone *

Liamone Liamone was a department of the French island of Corsica between 1793 and 1811. It was located in the southern and western parts of the island, and its capital was Ajaccio. Liamone was created in 1793 by the division of the former department o ...

** Cruzzini **

Guagno Guagno is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department in France on the island of Corsica. The river Guagno, also called the Fiume Grosso, flows through the commune from east to west. It is a tributary of the Liamone. Population See also *C ...

* Chiuni *

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