The Buggiu (, ) or Valdolese, Vughio is a small coastal river in the department 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 ...
, Corsica, France.
It flows into the Golfe de Saint-Florent in the north of the island. The estuary at its mouth has ecological value.
Course
The Buggiu is long.
It crosses the communes of
Saint-Florent and
Santo-Pietro-di-Tenda
Santo-Pietro-di-Tenda (French form) or Santo Pietro di Tenda (Italian form; , also ) is a French commune in the Haute-Corse department on the island of Corsica.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Haute-Corse department
The following ...
.
The river is in the Balagna-Agriate region.
It rises in the commune of Santo-Pietro-di-Tenda to the north of the Cima di Campo a u Scudu.
It flows in a generally north-northeast direction to enter the sea to the west of the port of Saint-Florent.
It is crossed by the D81 road, but there is no road along its course.
Estuary
A sandy bar crosses the mouth of the river.
The river sometimes cuts through the bar to flow into the sea.
The temporary pool that forms behind the bar has ecological value that may be affected by climate change.
The estuary of the river is a wetland of brackish water covering .
The land has been acquired by the Conservatoire du littoral, and is part of the Cap Corse et Agriate marine national park.
Fauna include
European pond turtle
The European pond turtle (''Emys orbicularis''), also called Common name, commonly the European pond terrapin and the European pond tortoise, is a species of long-living freshwater turtle in the Family (biology), family Emydidae. The species is E ...
(''Emys orbicularis''),
European green toad
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(''Bufotes viridis''),
Tyrrhenian painted frog
The Tyrrhenian painted frog (''Discoglossus sardus'') is a species of frog in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae).
Endemic to the Tyrrhenian Sea basin, it is found in a handful of Western Mediterranean islands, namely Sardinia, Corsica ...
(''Discoglossus sardus''),
Sardinian tree frog
The Sardinian tree frog or Tyrrhenian tree frog (''Hyla sarda'') is a species of frog in the family Hylidae, found in Corsica, Sardinia, and the Tuscan Archipelago.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, rivers, interm ...
(''Hyla sarda''),
mallard
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(''Anas platyrhynchos''),
common moorhen
The common moorhen (''Gallinula chloropus''), also known as the waterhen, is a bird species in the Rail (bird), rail family (Rallidae). It is distributed across many parts of the Old World, across Africa, Europe, and Asia. It lives around well-ve ...
(''Gallinula chloropus'') and
little grebe
The little grebe (''Tachybaptus ruficollis''), also known as dabchick, is a member of the grebe family of water birds. The genus name is from Ancient Greek ''takhus'' "fast" and ''bapto'' "to sink under". The specific ''ruficollis'' is from Latin ...
(''Tachybaptus ruficollis'').
Tributaries
The following streams (''ruisseaux'') are tributaries of the Buggiu (ordered by length) and sub-tributaries:
* Purette:
** Spizicciu:
* Valdolèse:
Notes
Sources
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Rivers of Haute-Corse
Rivers of France
Coastal basins of the Mediterranean Sea in Corsica