The Varagno (french: Ruisseau de ´Varagno) is a stream 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
Fiumorbo
The Fiumorbo ( co, U Fium'Orbu) is a coastal river in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France.
It is dammed in two places to supply irrigation water and hydroelectricity.
Between the two dams it runs through the spectacular Défilé de l’ ...
.
Course
The Varagno is long and flows through the communes of
Isolaccio-di-Fiumorbo
Isolaccio-di-Fiumorbo () 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 departme ...
,
Poggio-di-Nazza
Poggio-di-Nazza 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
Communes of Haute-C ...
and
Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo
Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo ( it, Prunelli di Fiumorbo; co, I Pruneddi di Fiumorbu) 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 lis ...
.
The stream, known in its upper section as the Ruisseau d'Albarelli, rises to the east of the Punta di Taoria.
It flows southeast and then east past the village of Ajola, and continues east to its junction with the Fiumorbo to the northeast of the town of
Ghisonaccia
Ghisonaccia (; co, Ghisunaccia) is a Communes of France, commune of the Haute-Corse Departments of France, department of France on the island of Corsica.
Population
See also
* Communes of the Haute-Corse department
* Railway stations in Co ...
.
It is crossed by the D44 near Ajola and by the D244 further down, but no roads follow its course.
Environment
The Varagno flows through the Forêts du Fiumorbu, designated as a ''
'' (ZNIEFF).
This includes the upper and middle watershed of the
Abatesco
}) is a French coastal river which flows through the Haute-Corse department and empties into the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Geography
The watercourse is long.
The Abatesco originates south of the summit of Monte Formicola, which is high, at an altitude ...
and tributaries of the Fium'Orbu river such as the
Saltaruccio
The Saltaruccio (french: Ruisseau de Saltaruccio) is a stream in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is a tributary of the Fiumorbo.
Course
The Saltaruccio is long and flows through the communes of Lugo-di-Nazza and Poggio-di-N ...
and Varagno streams.
The higher parts of the area are mainly covered with beech forest (''
Fagus sylvatica
''Fagus sylvatica'', the European beech or common beech is a deciduous tree belonging to the beech family Fagaceae.
Description
''Fagus sylvatica'' is a large tree, capable of reaching heights of up to tall and trunk diameter, though mor ...
''), birch groves, fir forests and laricio pines (''
Pinus nigra
''Pinus nigra'', the Austrian pine or black pine, is a moderately variable species of pine, occurring across Southern Europe from the Iberian Peninsula to the eastern Mediterranean, on the Anatolian peninsula of Turkey, Corsica and Cyprus, as wel ...
laricio'').
Lower down there are stands of maritime pines (''
Pinus pinaster
''Pinus pinaster'', the maritime pine or cluster pine, is a pine native to the south Atlantic Europe region and parts of the western Mediterranean. It is a hard, fast growing pine bearing small seeds with large wings.
Description
''Pinus pinast ...
'') and holm oaks (''
Quercus ilex
''Quercus ilex'', the evergreen oak, holly oak or holm oak is a large evergreen oak native to the Mediterranean region. It is a member of the ''Ilex'' section of the genus, with acorns that mature in a single summer.
Description
An evergreen tr ...
'').
Hydrology
The Varagno was observed at the Pont de Coty, where it is crossed by the D244, between May and September from 2012 to 2021.
There was low visible flow in August 2012, 2013 and 2015, and in September 2015.
Tributaries
The following streams (''ruisseaux'') are tributaries of the Varagno (ordered by length) and sub-tributaries:
* Agnone:
** Debbione:
** Carpinetti:
** Chizzo:
* Nursoli:
** Argentuccio:
** Pincioni:
** Giovanni:
* Stazzale:
* Alzone:
** Conca:
* Pettinelli:
* Biciancola:
* Monte:
* Suartello:
* Ajola:
* Latelli:
Notes
Sources
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Rivers of Haute-Corse
Rivers of France