Solenzara

The Solenzara is a small coastal river in the departments of Corse-du-Sud and Haute-Corse, Corsica, France.

Course
The Solenzara River is 21.96 km long. It crosses the communes of Quenza and Sari-Solenzara in Corse-du-Sud and Solaro in Haute-Corse. The Solenzara rises to the southeast of the 1451 m Punta Bigornu and to the north of the village of Bavella in the commune of Quenza, Corse-du-Sud. It flows northeast, paralleled by the D268 road. For about half its length it forms the border between Corse-du-Sud and Haute-Corse. It enters the sea to the north of the town of Solenzara.

The river is popular with tourists, who come to enjoy bathing in the natural basins. Some of them have cliffs that can be used for jumping or diving from up to 8 m.

Hydrology
Measurements of the river flow were taken at the Sari-Solenzara [Canniciu] station from 1974 to 2021. The watershed above this station covers 99.7 km2. Annual precipitation was calculated as 764 mm. The average flow of water throughout the year was 2.41 m3/s.

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


 * Marsolinu 12 km
 * Fiumicelli 7 km
 * Litichine 3 km
 * Bujacone 2 km
 * Ciuntrone 2 km
 * Larone 2 km
 * Gaglioli 6 km
 * Padulella 2 km
 * San Petru 6 km
 * Purcaraccia 6 km
 * Jallicu 5 km
 * Ferriate 4 km
 * Finosella 1 km
 * Frasselli 3 km
 * Cateraccia 2 km
 * Buzzichellu 2 km
 * Jallichellu 2 km
 * Ciuffatu 5 km
 * Utriolu 2 km
 * Polischellu 4 km
 * Vadina Francese 3 km
 * Prunellu 2 km
 * Scalzu 3 km
 * Fossi 2 km
 * Castellucciu 3 km
 * Macchine 2 km
 * Malaspina 3 km
 * Plutone 2 km
 * Olmiccia 3 km
 * Petra Grossa 2 km
 * Pampalone 2 km
 * Trovone 1 km
 * Quercitellu 2 km
 * Buccarona 2 km
 * Capannelle 2 km
 * Nidicale 2 km
 * Cannicciu 2 km
 * Perellu 1 km