The Regino River ( co, Fiume di Regino) is a small coastal river in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France.

Course

The Regino is long. It crosses the communes of Belgodère, Feliceto,

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Speloncato Speloncato 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 of France. ...

, Santa-Reparata-di-Balagna and

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. The Regino rises in the canton of Feliceto to the west of the

San Parteo Monte San Parteo (Corsican language, Corsican: San Parteu) is a mountain peak located in Monticello, Haute-Corse, Corsica. Situated between the valley of the River Melaja Tartagine and the valley of Fiume di Regino, the mountain rises to . It is ...

mountain. It flows in a north-northwest direction, passing between the villages of Feliceto and Nessa, then turns to run in a northeast direction to its mouth on the sea. It is dammed to the south of

L'Île-Rousse L'Île-Rousse (; co, Lìsula, , or , ; it, Isola Rossa, ; ) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. It was founded in 1758 by Pasquale Paoli to create a port that would not be in the hands of the Genoe ...

to form the

Lac de Codole Codole Reservoir (french: Réservoir de Codole, Lac de Codole) is a reservoir in the Haute-Corse department of France, on the island of Corsica. It supplies water for drinking and irrigation. The reservoir and its immediate surroundings are import ...

. The dam was built in the early 1980s by the ''Société de Développement Agricole de la Corse'' (SOMIVAC) to supply water to the eastern part of the Balagne for drinking and irrigation.

Watershed

There are about of streams in the Reginu watershed, which covers more than . The reservoir is supplied by a watershed of . The Reginu valley has a Mediterranean climate, with little rain in the summer. It regularly has strong west or southwest winds. The landscape includes pastures, cultivated olive, almond and citrus groves, and abandoned scrub and forest. Vegetation includes heather ('' Erica arborea''), '' Arbutus unedo'', oak forests (''

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 ...

'', '' Quercus suber'' and some '' Quercus pubescens''), lavender ('' Lavandula stoechas''), rosemary (''Rosmarinus officinalis''), ''

Genista corsica ''Genista corsica'' is a plant endemic to Corsica and Sardinia where it is associated with sunny open landscapes and poor stony soil. It is a common constituent of garrigue and maquis communities. Description ''Genista corsica'' is an erect or s ...

'' and many '' Cistus'' species.

Hydrology

Measurements of the river flow were taken at the Speloncato

egino Egino or Egeno may refer to: *Egino, Duke of Thuringia *Egino IV, Count of Urach Egino IV (; c. 1160 – 12 January 1230), also written as Egeno or Egon, and called the Bearded, was Count of Urach from 1181 to 1230 and co-ruler of the County of ...

station from 1968 to 1989. The watershed above this station covers . Annual precipitation was calculated as . The average flow of water throughout the year was .

Tributaries

The following streams (''ruisseaux'') are tributaries of the Regino, ordered by length: * San Clemente * Erbaiola * Carignelli * Piano * Novalella * Aldinu * Cammariu * Canne * Saltu * Campumignani * Piombone * Cervione * Valdu Alle Grotte

Gallery

File:Feliceto_Lac_de_Codole.jpg,

File:Belgodère pont du Regino à Lozari.jpg, Regino bridge at Lozari File:Lozari le Régino en aval de son embouchure.jpg, Regino above its mouth File:Belgodère_-_Aigrettes_dans_pré_en_bordure_du_Regino.jpg, Meadow on the edge of the Regino, facing the reed bed at its mouth

Notes

Sources

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