Prunelli

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Prunelli
Small waterfall in the Prunelli gorge above Lake Tolla
Prunelli is located in Corsica
Prunelli
Prunelli is located in France
Prunelli
Location
CountryFrance
RegionCorsica
DepartmentCorse-du-Sud
Physical characteristics
MouthMediterranean Sea
 • coordinates
41°54′17″N 8°47′52″E / 41.9048°N 8.7979°E / 41.9048; 8.7979
Length44.22 kilometres (27.48 mi)

The Prunelli is a small coastal river in the department of Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France. It flows into the Golfe d'Ajaccio on the Mediterranean Sea.

Course

Gorges of the Prunelli

The Prunelli is 44.22 kilometres (27.48 mi) long. It crosses the communes of Ajaccio, Bastelica, Bastelicaccia, Cauro, Eccica-Suarella, Grosseto-Prugna, Ocana and Tolla.[1] The Prunelli originates in Lac de Bracca to the northeast of the 2,250 metres (7,380 ft) Punta Capanella and southeast of the 2,255 metres (7,398 ft) Punta alla Vetta. It flows east, then turns to a southwest direction, flows through Lac de Vitalaca and continues past Bastelica.[2][a]

The Prunelli is joined by the Ese river to the east of Tolla.[2] The Ese is crossed by the magnificent Zipitoli Genoese bridge near its confluence with the Prunelli.[3] To the south of Tolla the river is dammed to form the Lac de Tolla. It continues in a southwest direction to enter the sea to the southwest of Bastelicaccia.[2] The lower valley is wide and full of orchards and fields.[3]

Lac de Tolla and dam

Lakes

Lac de Bracca is one of the highest lakes in Corsica at an altitude of 2,085 metres (6,841 ft). It is 8 metres (26 ft) deep.[4]

Lac de Vitalaca is at an altitude of 1,777 metres (5,830 ft). The lake is surrounded by pozzines, or peat lawns crossed by streams.[5][b] It is encircled by high mountains and has a dramatic panorama towards the south.[5]

Lac de Tolla is at an altitude of 550 metres (1,800 ft). There is a belvedere on the heights above the lake from which the dam can be seen.[7] The Barrage de Tolla was built between 1958 and 1960, and was commissioned in 1965.[8] It is owned and operated by Électricité de France (EDF). It is a gravity dam 87 metres (285 ft) high and 120 metres (390 ft) long with a crest elevation of 563 metres (1,847 ft). It impounds 34,740,000 cubic metres (1.227×109 cu ft) of water.[9]

Tributaries

Zipitoli bridge over the Ese

Tributary rivers are the 46 km (29 mi) Gravona and the 21 km (13 mi) Ese. The following streams (ruisseaux) are tributaries of the Prunelli (ordered by length) and sub-tributaries:[1]

  • Torrent de Montichi: 13 km (8.1 mi)
    • Barbeccia: 4 km (2.5 mi)
      • Salice: 2 km (1.2 mi)
    • Carnevale: 4 km (2.5 mi)
      • Vaparale: 1 km (0.62 mi)
    • Bestiolo: 3 km (1.9 mi)
    • Acqua di Giovani: 3 km (1.9 mi)
    • Vignola: 2 km (1.2 mi)
  • Ruisseau Ajara: 13 km (8.1 mi)
    • Brotolato: 5 km (3.1 mi)
      • Molinello: 3 km (1.9 mi)
        • Agione: 1 km (0.62 mi)
      • Petra Tribiatoja: 1 km (0.62 mi)
    • Tassiccia: 3 km (1.9 mi)
    • Volta: 2 km (1.2 mi)
  • Morgone: 11 km (6.8 mi)
    • Orgiale: 6 km (3.7 mi)
    • Ritonda: 5 km (3.1 mi)
      • Frati: 2 km (1.2 mi)
      • Zizoli: 2 km (1.2 mi)
    • Villanacciu: 2 km (1.2 mi)
  • Mutuleju: 11 km (6.8 mi)
    • Funtana Griscia: 1 km (0.62 mi)
  • Cipetu: 8 km (5.0 mi)
  • Labbiolo: 5 km (3.1 mi)
  • Scileccia: 5 km (3.1 mi)
  • Castellucio: 4 km (2.5 mi)
  • Carpinella: 4 km (2.5 mi)
    • Chersichni: 2 km (1.2 mi)
  • Traggiettu: 4 km (2.5 mi)
  • Agnone: 4 km (2.5 mi)
    • Canale: 3 km (1.9 mi)
  • Rughia: 4 km (2.5 mi)
  • Arboreta: 3 km (1.9 mi)
  • San Martino: 3 km (1.9 mi)
  • Mezzaniva: 3 km (1.9 mi)
  • Gemma: 3 km (1.9 mi)
  • Acqua Grossa: 3 km (1.9 mi)
  • Latina: 2 km (1.2 mi)
  • Arinella: 2 km (1.2 mi)

Notes

  1. ^ Bastelica was the birthplace of the freedom fighter Sampiero Corso in 1497. The Genoese burned down the house where he was born, but it was rebuilt in the 18th century.[3]
  2. ^ Pozzines, from the Corsican language i Pozzi meaning "wells", are acidic peat lawns crossed by winding streams. The oldest pozzines in Corsica formed about 12,000 years ago. They occupy depressions formed by ancient glacial lakes that have been filled by sediment and dead plants, and are found at altitudes between 1,700 and 2,300 metres (5,600 and 7,500 ft).[6]

Citations

  1. ^ a b Le Prunelli : Y84-0400.
  2. ^ a b c Relation: Le Prunelli (1601681).
  3. ^ a b c La vallée du Prunelli, Paradisu.
  4. ^ Lake Bracca, Ajaccio.
  5. ^ a b Le lac de Vitalaca, chibu.fr.
  6. ^ Les Bergeries des Pozzi, Visorando.
  7. ^ Le lac de Tolla, chibu.
  8. ^ Maurizi 2018.
  9. ^ Corse : Barrage de Tolla, CFBR.

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  • "Les Bergeries des Pozzi", Visorando (in French), retrieved 2021-12-28
  • Maurizi, Marie (8 August 2018), "Le lac de Tolla : Une promenade très prisée", Corse net infos (in French), retrieved 2021-12-28
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