Alesani River
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| Alesani River | |
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 Alesani valley | |
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| Native name | Fium'Alesani (Corsican) |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Corse |
| Department | Haute-Corse |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Tyrrhenian Sea |
• coordinates | 42°17′13″N 9°33′29″E / 42.28694°N 9.55806°E |
| Length | 24.49 kilometres (15.22 mi) |
The Alesani River (French: Rivière d'Alesani, Corsican: Fium'Alesani) is a river in the Haute-Corse department in the island of Corsica, France.
The Alesani River is 24.49 kilometres (15.22 mi) long.[1] It rises to the southeast of the 1,712 metres (5,617 ft) Monte Muffraje.[2] Its source is at an altitude of 1,653 metres (5,423 ft). In the upper part of its course it is called the Busso.[3] The river flows northeast to Piobetta, then southeast to the coast. To the north of Chiatra the river is dammed to form the Réservoir d'Alesani.[2]
Communes
The valley of the Alésani is part of the Castagniccia.[3] The river crosses the communes of Chiatra, Novale, Ortale, Perelli, Piazzali, Pietra-di-Verde, Pietricaggio, Piobetta, Sant'Andréa-di-Cotone, San-Giuliano, Tarrano and Valle-d'Alesani.[1]
Management
The Comité de bassin de Corse was created by the Corsican law of 22 January 2002.[4] It defines the main principles of managing water resources and protecting the natural aquatic environment of Corsica. The Agence de l'eau Rhône-Méditerranée et Corse serves the committee and the Corsican territorial collectivity.[4]
