Birgi (river)
Birgi | |
---|---|
Location | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sicily |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Tyrrhenian Sea |
• coordinates | 37°55′02″N 12°28′08″E / 37.9172°N 12.4690°E |
Length | 43 km (27 mi) |
Basin size | 336 km2 (130 sq mi) |
The Birgi is a river in the Province of Trapani, which debouches in the Tyrrhenian Sea between Marsala and Trapani.
Course
The river arises in the territory of the comune of Buseto Palizzolo, where it is called the "Fittasi" river. It flows through the territory of the comune of Trapani and a small part of the comune of Paceco. On its way to the sea, it is joined from the left by the Cuddia river, which provides the majority of its annual water supply and is dammed to provide a water reservoir, called Lake Rubino, which has a capacity of 11.5 million cubic metres of water and a surface area of 1.57 km2.
Further on, the river receives another tributary, the Chitarra River. Subsequently, the name of the river changes to the Mercanzotto, then the Chinisia, and finally the Birgi. In total the river is 43 km long and its hydraulic basin covers an area of 336 km2.[1]
Altered course
The natural mouth of the river was in the
References
- ^ Bacino idrografico del Fiume Birgi (051), Relazione bacino, Regione Siciliana, p. 1
- ^ "IGM Map with the natural course of the river before the canal". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ^ "IGM Map with the modern course". Archived from the original on 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ^ "Istituto per l'Ambiente Marino Costiero, Unità fisiografica-paesaggistica n. 1 "Stagnone": Il nuovo estuario artificiale è stato realizzato, per motivi di pubblica utilità (realizzazione di strutture aeroportuali), 2 km più a sud". Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ^ "IGM Aerial Photographs". Archived from the original on 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
External links
- "Osservatorio delle acque" (PDF).