Tagnone
Tagnone | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Region | Corsica |
Department | Haute-Corse |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Tavignano |
• location | Aléria |
• coordinates | 42°06′16″N 9°30′22″E / 42.10454°N 9.50606°E |
Basin features | |
Progression | Tavignano→ Tyrrhenian Sea |
The Tagnone is a small river in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is a tributary of the river Tavignano.
Course
The Tagnone is 35.14 kilometres (21.83 mi) long. It crosses the communes of Aghione, Aléria, Pietroso and Vezzani.[1] The Tagnone rises in the commune of Vezzani to the northeast of the 1,532 metres (5,026 ft) Punta Paglia. It run east past the village of Vezzani, then runs in a generally southeast direction to its confluence with the Tavignano south of Aléria, near the mouth of the Tavignano on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The D343 road follows the Tagnone for much of its course.[2]
Valley
The Tagnone valley lies between the Tavignanu and
The environment on the north-facing slopes favors forestry, and
Hydrology
The river has been measured at Aghione [Pont RD443] from 2018 to 2021. At this point it has a basin of 66 square kilometres (25 sq mi). The maximum instantaneous flow was recorded on 1 November 2018 as 67.7 cubic metres per second (2,390 cu ft/s). The maximum daily flow was record on 24 January 2020 as 16.3 cubic metres per second (580 cu ft/s).[5]
Tributaries
The following streams (ruisseaux) are tributaries of the Tagnone (ordered by length) and sub-tributaries:
- Codolo 9 km (5.6 mi)
- Puzzichello 8 km (5.0 mi)
- Spallina 2 km (1.2 mi)
- Caselle 2 km (1.2 mi)
- Don Carlo 1 km (0.62 mi)
- La Bacciana 7 km (4.3 mi)
- San Salvadore 2 km (1.2 mi)
- Barello 4 km (2.5 mi)
- Alziccia 2 km (1.2 mi)
- Botte 4 km (2.5 mi)
- Santa Maria 4 km (2.5 mi)
- Samuleto 4 km (2.5 mi)
- Aghione 3 km (1.9 mi)
- Forcalo 3 km (1.9 mi)
- Pietra Piana 3 km (1.9 mi)
- Le Vieux Tagnone 3 km (1.9 mi)
- Forci 2 km (1.2 mi)
- Lojani 2 km (1.2 mi)
- Bicolani 2 km (1.2 mi)
- Catastajo 2 km (1.2 mi)
- Vetrice 2 km (1.2 mi)
- Affitte 1 km (0.62 mi)
Notes
Sources
- "3.12 - Vallées du Tavignanu, de Tagnone et de Fium'Orbu", Atlas des paysages de la region Corse (PDF) (in French), Direction régionale de l’environnement, de l’aménagement et du logement, 2013, retrieved 2021-12-19
- "Le Tagnone à Aghione [Pont RD443]", eaufrance (in French), Ministère de l'Ecologie, du Développement Durable et de l'Energie, retrieved 2021-12-19
- "Le Tagnone", Sandre (in French), retrieved 2021-12-19
- "Relation: Le Tagnone (7391161)", OpenStreetMap, retrieved 2021-12-19