Casaluna
Lano bridge
Casaluna is located in Corsica
Casaluna
Casaluna is located in France
Casaluna
Location
CountryFrance
RegionCorsica
DepartmentHaute-Corse
Physical characteristics
MouthGolo
 • coordinates
42°26′42″N 9°12′06″E / 42.44500°N 9.20167°E / 42.44500; 9.20167
Basin features
ProgressionGolo→ Tyrrhenian Sea

The Casaluna is a small river in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is a tributary of the Golo.

Course

The Casaluna is 25.17 kilometres (15.64 mi) long. It crosses the communes of Aiti, Cambia, Carticasi, Castineta, Érone, Gavignano, Lano, Morosaglia, Saliceto and San-Lorenzo.[1]

The Casaluna rises to the west of the 1,712 metres (5,617 ft) Monte Muffraje in the commune of Carticasi.[2] Its source is at an altitude of 1,559 metres (5,115 ft).[3] It flows with many meanders in a generally northwest direction to its confluence with the Golo to the south of Ponte Leccia.[2] Its mouth is at an altitude of 207 metres (679 ft).[3] In its lower course it defines the eastern boundary of the Forêt de Pineto.[2]

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.[4] The bridge carried the D39 road over the lower Casaluna about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) above its mouth.[5] 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.[4] On 23 July 2020 a public inquiry was launched prior to environmental authorization of the project.[6]

Hydrology

The river's flow has been measured at Gavignano since 2013. The maximum instantaneous flow was 177 cubic metres per second (6,300 cu ft/s) on 16 March 2015. The maximum daily flow was 81.9 cubic metres per second (2,890 cu ft/s) on 2 October 2015.[7]

Tributaries

The following streams (ruisseaux) are tributaries of the Casaluna, ordered by length, and sub-tributaries:[1]

  • Prunitaccio 9 kilometres (5.6 mi)
    • Gavignaninco 6 kilometres (3.7 mi)
      • Paiarello 3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
      • Uscio a e Porte 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
        • Casella 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
    • Senichello 3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
      • Lago Maio 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
      • Castineta 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
      • Serena 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
    • Panicale 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
    • Mazzichelle 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
    • Venato 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
    • Padula 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
    • Campo di Melo 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
  • Aninco 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
    • Quercitello 4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
    • Canale 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
  • Mangani 4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
    • Guadella 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
    • Cerio 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
  • Sarbaio 4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
    • Cotero 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
  • Calcinaju 4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
    • Busincu 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
      • Vituste 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
  • Ombriato 3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
    • Ponticello 4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
      • Forci 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
      • Olivacce 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
  • Fossa Ceca 3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
  • Funtana 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
  • Ripe Rosse 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
  • Scandulajola 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
  • Tenneri 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
  • Malerso 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
  • Vecchiale 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
  • Pindagliole 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
  • Pruenca 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
  • Mufrage 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
  • Turlone 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
  • Valdo 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)

Notes

    1. 1 2 La Casaluna, Sandre.
    2. 1 2 3 Relation: La Casaluna (8474340).
    3. 1 2 Rivière La Casaluna, Annuaire.
    4. 1 2 Quilichini 2020.
    5. ↑ Giacobbi 2020, p. 5.
    6. ↑ Giacobbi 2020, p. 7.
    7. ↑ La Casaluna à Gavignano, eaufrance.

    Sources

    • Giacobbi, Paul François (8 October 2020), Travaux de reconstruction du pont de la Casaluna (PDF) (in French), Collectivité de Corse, retrieved 2021-12-15
    • "La Casaluna à Gavignano", eaufrance (in French), Ministère de l'Ecologie, du Développement Durable et de l'Energie, archived from the original on 2011-03-01, retrieved 2021-12-15
    • "La Casaluna", Sandre (in French), retrieved 2021-12-15
    • Quilichini, Morgane (15 May 2020), "Centre-corse : les travaux du pont de Casaluna débutent en fin d'année", Corse Matin (in French), retrieved 2021-12-15
    • "Relation: La Casaluna (8474340)", OpenStreetMap, retrieved 2021-12-15
    • "Rivière La Casaluna", Annuaire Mairie (in French), retrieved 2021-12-15
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