The Guagno () is a river in the north of the department of

Corse-du-Sud Corse-du-Sud (; , or ; ) is (as of 2019) an administrative department of France, consisting of the southern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collectivity merged with that of Haute-Corse on 1 January ...

, Corsica, France. It is a tributary of the river

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 of ...

Course

The Guagno is long. It crosses the communes of Guagno, Letia, Murzo, Orto, Poggiolo and Soccia. The river rises in the commune of Guagno south of the A Maniccia, near the boundary of

Haute-Corse Haute-Corse (; , or ; ) is a department of France, consisting of the northern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collectivity merged with that of Corse-du-Sud on 1 January 2018, forming the single ter ...

to the east. It flows west, receiving tributaries mostly from the north. It passes the village of Guagno to the south, and the vollages of Orto and Poggiolo to the north, then flows past Guagno-les-Bains to its confluence with the Liamone. For most of its course above Guagno-les-Bains the river is called U Fiume Grosso. The D23 road follows to south bank of the lower river up to Guagno, and the D223 follows the north bank up to Orto.

Valley

The Guagno / Fiume Grosso runs through the "Sorru in su" unit of the Liamone landscape. The Sorru in su valley is similar to the

Cruzzini The Cruzzini (; or ''Cruzini''; ) is a river in the center of the department of Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France. It is a tributary of the river Liamone (river), Liamone. The valley is isolated, heavily wooded, and surrounded by high and steep mountai ...

valley, with the same orientation and afforestation, but where the Cruzzini leads into the

Monte d'Oro Monte d'Oro is a mountain in the department of Haute-Corse on the island of Corsica, France, one of the highest on the island. It is in the south of the Monte Rotondo massif, but is sometimes considered the summit of its own massif, the Monte d'O ...

massif, the Sorru in su leads into the

Monte Rotondo massif The Monte Rotondo massif () 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 of mountains in Corsica. These ...

. A high ridge separates the two valleys, running from the main ridge via Monte Tretorre to Monte Cervellu. The large village of Guagno is in the center of the main Fiume Grossu valley, while Soccia and Orto are in secondary valleys from which trails lead to the high mountains. Although beautifully preserved, the villages are underdeveloped for tourism. The valley bottoms are mostly covered in

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and communal meadows for grazing. There are chestnut groves around the villages. The slopes are wooded with holm oak (''

Quercus ilex ''Quercus ilex'', the holly oak, also (ambiguously, as many oaks are evergreen) evergreen oak, is a large evergreen oak native to the Mediterranean region. It is a member of the section (botany), section ''List of Quercus species#Section Ilex, Il ...

''), chestnut (''

Castanea The chestnuts are the deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus ''Castanea'', in the beech family Fagaceae. The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce. They are native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Description C ...

''), maritime pine (''

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 laricio pine (''

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 and Lower Austria to the eastern Mediterranean, on the Anatolian peninsula of Turkey, Corsica ...

''), while the rocky ridges descending from the Monte Rotondo massif are bare. The spa at Guagno les Bains was built in the 19th century but now seems abandoned. The sulfurous water, helpful in treating rheumatism, have been known for at least five centuries.

Tributaries

The following streams (''ruisseaux'') are tributaries of the Guagno (ordered by length) and sub-tributaries: * Filiccioni: ** Crualu: *** Tassi: ** Iliarotta: * Albelli: * Lageri: * Petra-Longa: * Bronco: * Creno: * Rioseccu: * Fumicellu: * Porcili: * Pascione: * Piscia Maltata:

Notes

Sources

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