The Luri (french: Ruisseau de Luri) is a coastal 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 ...
, Corsica, France.
It flows across the
Cap Corse
Cap Corse (; co, Capicorsu, ; it, Capo Corso, ), a geographical area of Corsica, is a long peninsula located at the northern tip of the island. At the base of it is the second largest city in Corsica, Bastia. Cap Corse is also a Communauté d ...
peninsula to the
Tyrrhenian Sea
The Tyrrhenian Sea (; it, Mar Tirreno , french: Mer Tyrrhénienne , sc, Mare Tirrenu, co, Mari Tirrenu, scn, Mari Tirrenu, nap, Mare Tirreno) is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy. It is named for the Tyrrhenian pe ...
.
Course
The Luri is long.
It crosses the commune of
Luri, Haute-Corse
Luri is a commune of the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
Location
Luri is in the north of the Cap Corse peninsula.
It is crossed from west to east by the Luri, a stream that empties into the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Villag ...
.
The only named tributary of the Luri is the Ruisseau de Furcone, which enters the Luri from the south near of the village of Luri.
The Luri rises in the northwest of the
Cap Corse
Cap Corse (; co, Capicorsu, ; it, Capo Corso, ), a geographical area of Corsica, is a long peninsula located at the northern tip of the island. At the base of it is the second largest city in Corsica, Bastia. Cap Corse is also a Communauté d ...
peninsula to the northeast of the Monte Grofiglieta.
It flows northeast past the village of Spergane, then east-southeast past the villages of Luri and Campo to enter the sea at Santa Severa.
The D180 follows the stream for most of its course.
Hydrology
Measurements of the river flow were taken at the Luri
ampostation from 1972 to 1999.
The watershed above this station covers .
Annual precipitation was calculated as .
The average flow of water throughout the year was .
Notes
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Rivers of Haute-Corse
Rivers of France
Coastal basins of the Tyrrhenian Sea in Corsica