Guadu Grande

Stream in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica

42°48′41″N 9°19′56″E / 42.81126°N 9.3321°E / 42.81126; 9.3321

The Guadu Grande (Corsican: U Guadu Grande) is a small coastal stream in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It enters the Mediterranean Sea from the west of the Cap Corse peninsula.

Course

The Guadu Grande is 9.49 kilometres (5.90 mi) long and flows through the communes of Brando, Ogliastro and Olcani.^[1] It rises to the north of the 1,307 metres (4,288 ft) Monte Stello in the west of the commune of Brando. It flows in a generally northwest direction past the villages of Olcani and Ogliastro, then turns to the southwest and enters the sea at the north end of the beach of the Marine d'Albo. The last section of its course flows through a wetland, The Torra d'Albu stands at the south end of the beach. The D233 road follows the lower course of the river.^[2]

The lower part of the river valley and the Marine d'Albo have been designated a Zone naturelle d'intérêt écologique, faunistique et floristique (ZNIEFF) covering 15 hectares (37 acres). It includes the dunes and beach, the estuary, the river and the river banks. There is extensive grazing in the wetland downstream. The sides of the valley at the Marine d'Albo have been modified to allow walking near a parking area for motor homes, and a camping area is planned just upstream of the ZNIEFF, but there does not seem to be a large number of visitors.^[3]

Tributaries

The following streams (ruisseaux) are tributaries of the Guadu Grande (ordered by length):^[1]

Cetro: 4 km (2.5 mi)
Alberghi: 3 km (1.9 mi)
San Giuvanni: 3 km (1.9 mi)
Cocolo: 3 km (1.9 mi)
Immola: 2 km (1.2 mi)
Terre Rosse: 2 km (1.2 mi)
Olmu: 2 km (1.2 mi)
Piedicanale: 2 km (1.2 mi)

Sources

"Relation: U Guadu Grande (9423063)", OpenStreetMap, retrieved 2022-01-15
"u Guadu Grande", Sandre (in French), retrieved 2022-01-15
"ZNIEFF 940030886 Basse vallée du u Guadu Grande - Marine d'Albo", Inventaire national du patrimoine naturel (INPN) (in French), MNHN & OFB, retrieved 2022-01-15

Waterbodies of the Haute-Corse department

Waterbodies

Lagoons	Biguglia Crovani Diane Palo Sale Urbino
Lakes	Bettaniella Capitellu Cinto Goria Melu Nino Oriente
Reservoirs	Alesani Alzitone Argentella Bacciana Calacuccia Calca Tavulaghjiu Codole Corscia Padula Peri Sampolo Teppe Rosse Trévadine

Rivers and streams

Clockwise; west to north to east to south

Coastal

West coast	Fango Figarella Seccu Regino Ostriconi Liscu Santu Buggiu Aliso
Cap Corse	Fium'Albino Olmeta Guadu Grande Acqua Tignese Luri Pietracorbara Sisco Poggiolo
East coast	Bevinco Golo Fium'Alto Buccatoggio Alesani Alistro Chiosura Bravone Tavignano Fiumorbo Abatesco Travo Chiola Solenzara

Tributaries

Golo	Asco Casaluna Erco Tartagine (Asco)
Tavignano	Corsiglièse Restonica Tagnone Vecchio
Other	Aglia (Abatesco) Saltaruccio (Fiumorbo) Varagno (Fiumorbo)