Casaluna

The Casaluna is a small river in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is a tributary of the Golo.

Course
The Casaluna is 25.17 km long. It crosses the communes of Aiti, Cambia, Carticasi, Castineta, Érone, Gavignano, Lano, Morosaglia, Saliceto and San-Lorenzo.

The Casaluna rises to the west of the 1712 m Monte Muffraje in the commune of Carticasi. Its source is at an altitude of 1559 m. It flows with many meanders in a generally northwest direction to its confluence with the Golo to the south of Ponte Leccia. Its mouth is at an altitude of 207 m. In its lower course it defines the eastern boundary of the Forêt de Pineto.

Bridge
On 24 November 2016 an exceptionally violent storm hit central Corsica and caused widespread flooding. An ice jam on the Casaluna river washed away a centuries-old bridge that spanned it. The bridge carried the D39 road over the lower Casaluna about 3 km above its mouth. A temporary bridge was thrown over the river in mid-January 2017, but could not carry the heaviest vehicles. In May 2020 work on a permanent replacement was scheduled to begin. Although some of the local people wanted the old bridge to be rebuilt, that would be vulnerable to a similar storm, which was expected to become increasingly common as the climate changed. Instead a modern bridge was to be built in place of the old one. On 23 July 2020 a public inquiry was launched prior to environmental authorization of the project.

Hydrology
The river's flow has been measured at Gavignano since 2013. The maximum instantaneous flow was 177 m3/s on 16 March 2015. The maximum daily flow was 81.9 m3/s on 2 October 2015.

Tributaries
The following streams (ruisseaux) are tributaries of the Casaluna, ordered by length, and sub-tributaries:


 * Prunitaccio 9 km
 * Gavignaninco 6 km
 * Paiarello 3 km
 * Uscio a e Porte 2 km
 * Casella 2 km
 * Senichello 3 km
 * Lago Maio 1 km
 * Castineta 1 km
 * Serena 1 km
 * Panicale 2 km
 * Mazzichelle 2 km
 * Venato 2 km
 * Padula 2 km
 * Campo di Melo 2 km
 * Aninco 5 km
 * Quercitello 4 km
 * Canale 1 km
 * Mangani 4 km
 * Guadella 1 km
 * Cerio 1 km
 * Sarbaio 4 km
 * Cotero 2 km
 * Calcinaju 4 km
 * Busincu 2 km
 * Vituste 1 km
 * Ombriato 3 km
 * Ponticello 4 km
 * Forci 2 km
 * Olivacce 1 km
 * Fossa Ceca 3 km
 * Funtana 2 km
 * Ripe Rosse 2 km
 * Scandulajola 2 km
 * Tenneri 2 km
 * Malerso 2 km
 * Vecchiale 2 km
 * Pindagliole 2 km
 * Pruenca 2 km
 * Mufrage 1 km
 * Turlone 1 km
 * Valdo 1 km