The Bevinco is a small river in the northeast of 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 wi ...
department on the French island of
Corsica
Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...
.
It is the main tributary of the
Étang de Biguglia
The Étang de Biguglia (or Étang de Chjurlinu) is a shallow coastal lagoon in the department of Haute-Corse on the French island of Corsica.
The lagoon and surrounding reed beds are the largest wetland in Corsica, and are protected as a nature res ...
, the largest wetland in Corsica.
Location
The Bevinco is long.
It rises on the eastern slopes of the Monte Reghia di Pozzo.
It flows in a northeast direction past
Murato and
Biguglia
Biguglia () is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. It is near the town of Bastia.
Population
Sport
Biguglia is the home of Championnat de France Amateurs 2 club, ÉF Bastia.
See also
* Communes of ...
to enter the
Étang de Biguglia
The Étang de Biguglia (or Étang de Chjurlinu) is a shallow coastal lagoon in the department of Haute-Corse on the French island of Corsica.
The lagoon and surrounding reed beds are the largest wetland in Corsica, and are protected as a nature res ...
, a coastal lagoon protected as a nature reserve, which drains into the
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the ea ...
through its north end.
The Bevinco is the main tributary of the lagoon.
It crosses the communes of
Bigorno
Bigorno (; co, Bigornu) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Since 2015, it is part of the canton of Golo-Morosaglia.
Geography
Bigorno is to the west of the seat of the canton Campitello.
Population ...
,
Biguglia
Biguglia () is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. It is near the town of Bastia.
Population
Sport
Biguglia is the home of Championnat de France Amateurs 2 club, ÉF Bastia.
See also
* Communes of ...
,
Furiani
Furiani (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department, on the island of Corsica, France.
Population
See also
* Communes of the Haute-Corse department
* Tour de Furiani
* Railway stations in Corsica The railways in Corsica (part of Fra ...
,
Lento,
Murato,
Olmeta-di-Tuda
Olmeta-di-Tuda 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 France, communes of the Haute-Corse D ...
,
Piève
Piève (; it, Pieve; co, A Pieve) 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-Cors ...
,
Rutali
Rutali 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 France, communes of the Haute-Corse Departmen ...
and
Vallecalle
Vallecalle 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
Department ...
.
Hydrology
Measurement of the water flow were made between 1960 and 2021 at the Olmeta-di-Tuda
anconestation.
The watershed at this point covers .
Annual precipitation was calculated as .
The average flow of water throughout the year was .
Tributaries
The following streams (''ruisseaux'') are tributaries of the Bevinco:
* Pietre Turchine (13 km)
** Rasignani (11 km)
***Mormorana (11 km)
*** Petriccia (6 km)
*** La Serra (3 km)
** Melo (1 km)
*** Tragone (2 km)
* San Pancrazio (7 km)
* Sant'Agata (6 km)
** Santa Lucia (4 km)
* Guadone (6 km)
** Bonmartino (5 km)
*** Morticcione (1 km)
* Felicione (4 km)
** Fiuraccia (2 km)
** Prato (2 km)
** Tricchiato (1 km)
* la Merla (4 km)
** la Menta (5 km)
* Nepita (3 km)
** Capia (3 km)
*** Tasso (2 km)
* Petrelle (3 km)
* Fangone (3 km)
* Sant'Andrea (3 km)
* Torreno (2 km)
** Padula (1 km)
* Forci (2 km)
* Cipetto (2 km)
* Sualello (2 km)
* Tendigiola (2 km)
* Bussu (2 km)
* Monte Grosso (1 km)
* Forcalli (1 km)
* Forne (1 km)
Gallery
File:Murato 2e pont de Santa Lucia.jpg, Murato, Genoese bridge over the Bevinco (527 m above sea level), 2nd bridge of Santa Lucia,
File:Olmeta-di-Tuda défilé du Lancone.jpg, Defile of Lancone
File:Bevinco sortie du Lancone.jpg, Bevinco downstream from Lancone. Buguglia lagoon in the distance
File:Furiani pêcheurs à l'étang de Biguglia 1.jpg, Fisherman on the Étang de Biguglia
Notes
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Rivers of Haute-Corse
Rivers of France
Coastal basins of the Tyrrhenian Sea in Corsica