The Tavignano (; co, Tavignanu) 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 w ...

on the island of Corsica,

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Course

The Tavignano is long. In antiquity the river was known as the ''Rhotanus'' or Ῥότανος. It crosses the communes of

Aléria Aléria (; Ancient Greek: /, ; Latin and Italian: ; co, U Cateraghju) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica, former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see. It includes the easternmost point in M ...

Altiani Altiani () is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Geography Location Altiani is a commune in the ''Rogna in Quà'' microregion consists of cliff villages in the valley of Tavignano. The village overlooks ...

Antisanti Antisanti (in Corsican language, Corsican ''Antisanti'', pronounced �̃ŋ.ti.ˈzɑ̃ːŋ.ti is a Communes of France, commune in the Haute-Corse (Upper Corsica) Departments of France, department of France on the island of Corsica. The inhabita ...

Casamaccioli Casamaccioli 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. ...

, Corte,

Erbajolo Erbajolo is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Population Monuments * Église Saint-Martin d'Erbajolo See also *Communes of the Haute-Corse department The following is a list of the 236 communes o ...

Giuncaggio Giuncaggio (; co, Ghjuncaghju) is a Communes of France, commune in the Haute-Corse Departments of France, department of France on the island of Corsica. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Corse department References

Comm ...

Piedicorte-di-Gaggio Piedicorte-di-Gaggio ( it, link=no, Piedicorte di Gaggio; co, link=no, Pedicorti di Caghju) 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 ...

, Poggio-di-Venaco, Riventosa,

Santa-Lucia-di-Mercurio Santa-Lucia-di-Mercurio 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 departmen ...

, Santo-Pietro-di-Venaco and

Venaco Venaco is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Geography Venaco is on the Vecchio River with Mont Rotondo, to the west and Mont Cardo, on the north. It contains Lake Bellebone. Population Transport ...

. The Tavignano rises below the Capu a u Tozzu and flows to the east. It runs through

Lac de Nino Lac de Nino is a lake in Haute-Corse, France. At an elevation of 1743 m, its surface area is 0.065 km². The lake is on the Tavignano The Tavignano (; co, Tavignanu) is a river on the island of Corsica, France. Course The Tavignano is l ...

near its source. Part of the river's upper section flows through the Réserve biologique intégrale du Tavignano. It then flows through the town of Corte. From Corte it runs southeast to the

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near

, followed by the T50 road. it enters the sea between the

Étang de Diane The Étang de Diane ( co, Stagnu di Diana) is a coastal lagoon beside the Tyrrhenian Sea on the east coast of Haute-Corse department on the French island of Corsica. The lagoon served as a port for the Ancient Greeks, and then for the Romans. Toda ...

and the

Étang del Sale The Étang de Sale is a coastal wetland beside the Tyrrhenian Sea on the east coast of the Haute-Corse department of the French island of Corsica. Location The Étang de Sale is in the commune of Aléria. It lies between the T10 coastal highway ...

. Its entire course is in the

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 w ...

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''.

Hydrology

File:IMG 1459 Lac de Nino 13 10 2017.JPG,

near the source of the Tavignano File:Altiani-Tavignano amont pont génois.jpg, Tavignano upstream from Genoese bridge in Altiani File:Corsica ponte genovese tavignano Altiani.jpg, Genoese bridge in Altiani Measurements of the river flow were taken at the Antisanti ont du Faïostation from 1996 to 2021. The watershed above this station covers . Annual precipitation was calculated as . The average flow of water throughout the year was .

Tributaries

The following streams (''ruisseaux'') are tributaries of the Tavignano, ordered by length: *

Tagnone The Tagnone is a small river in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is a tributary of the river Tavignano. Course The Tagnone is long. It crosses the communes of Aghione, Aléria, Pietroso and Vezzani. The Tagnone rises in the c ...

(river) *

Vecchio ''Vecchio'' (; plural ''vecchi'', meaning "old one" or simply "old"), is a category of aged, male characters from the Italian ''commedia dell'arte''. The primary members of this group are Pantalone, Il Dottore Robert Henke ''Performance and lite ...

(river) *

Corsiglièse The Corsiglièse is a stream in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is a tributary of the river Tavignano. Course The Corsiglièse is long. The stream rises to the south of the village of Sant'Andréa-di-Bozio and flows in a gen ...

Restonica The Restonica is a small river in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is a tributary of the river Tavignano. The river has a steep and rocky course with many pools and waterfalls. The valley contains two lakes, and is a popular tou ...

(river) * Rio Magno * Zincajo * Minuto * Limone * Santa Lucia * Saninco * Pettilargo * Alzeda * Casaloria * Lavagnano * Bistuglio * Salgerete * Orta * Catone * Terranella * Vado * Vacile * Furmicuccia * Valle * Mucchiello * Rosajo * Giovannaccia * Figamellare * Javinelle * Castagnolu * Scrocchiella * Ombrone * Antia * Riu Ficu * Crivia * Paratelle * Torbia * Acqua Viva * Vallerone * Casaperta * Figamorella * Malasarto * Creciani * Castagno * Suarte * Pizzu Guardu * Cannicciole * l'Aghiola * Campo di Vindico * Valle Tose * Cantinche * Francesch Andrea * Valle Maluse * Palmurato * Valle Allo Pero * Pietracchiolo * Torcelle * Scampajolo * Valle * Piedimurelli * Spelonche * Finochietta * Vaccherucci * Peccaio * Tromba * Tribbiatoghia * Castelluccia * Malanotte * Pescaja * Suartello * Olmo * Ficaghiola * Pietrelle * Costadi * Tiferi * Stazzalello * Sparabetto

References

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* * * * {{Rivers of Haute-Corse Rivers of Haute-Corse Rivers of France Coastal basins of the Tyrrhenian Sea in Corsica