Prunelli

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Prunelli
The river at the entrance of the Gorges du Prunelli

The river at the entrance of the Gorges du Prunelli

Data
Water code FR :  Y84-0400
location France , Corsica
River system Prunelli
source in the municipality of Bastelica
42 ° 2 ′ 51 ″  N , 9 ° 6 ′ 46 ″  E
Source height approx.  2200  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Ajaccio and Grosseto-Prugna in the Mediterranean Coordinates: 41 ° 54 ′ 20 ″  N , 8 ° 47 ′ 51 ″  E 41 ° 54 ′ 20 ″  N , 8 ° 47 ′ 51 ″  E
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference approx. 2200 m
Bottom slope approx. 50 ‰
length 44 km
Catchment area 276 km²
Left tributaries Ese , Montichi
Right tributaries Gravona
Flowing lakes Lac de Bracca
Reservoirs flowed through Lac de Tolla

The Prunelli is a river in France that runs in the Corse-du-Sud department on the island of Corsica .

course

The Prunelli rises in the Regional Natural Park of Corsica , on the northern flank of Punta Capannella (2250 m), in the municipality of Bastelica . Its source lake is the Lac de Bracca at an altitude of 2,085 m. It flows through the Lac de Vitalacca at an altitude of 1,750 meters, the mountain forest above Bastelica and the center of this village. Below Bastelica it flows through the pristine canyon landscape of the Gorges du Prunelli . At Tolla it is dammed up to the Lac de Tolla . This serves to supply the city of Ajaccio with water . The Prunelli generally drains in a south-westerly direction and flows into the Mediterranean after 44 kilometers at the municipal boundary of Grosseto-Prugna and Ajaccio in the bay of Ajaccio of the same name .

Places on the river

The river crosses or touches the areas of the following municipalities:

Sightseeing and tourism

  • Waterfall Cascade d'Aziana below Bastelica
  • Gorges du Prunelli gorges above the Lac de Tolla reservoir
  • Tour de Capitello , tower of Genoese origin at the estuary from the 16th century - Monument historique
  • The Prunelli is often used in kayaks and is one of the most beautiful white water rivers in Corsica.

  • In the mountain forest above Bastelica

  • Pont Zipotoli near Bastelica

  • In the Gorges du Prunelli below Bastelica

  • Tolla on the banks of the Lac de Tolla

  • Dam of the Lac de Tolla

  • Abyss below the dam

Web links

Commons : Prunelli  - collection of images, videos and audio files

References and comments

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.fr (1: 32,000)
  2. ↑ mouth geoportail.fr (1: 32,000)
  3. ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the Prunelli from SANDRE (French), accessed on April 5, 2012, rounded to the nearest kilometer.
  4. ^ Hans-Jürgen Siemsen: Corsica . In: DuMont travel paperback . 5th edition. DuMont Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2015, p. 184 .
  5. ↑ Tour de Capitello in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)