The Tavignano is a river on the island of Corsica, France.

Course

The Tavignano is 88.9 km long. In antiquity the river was known as the Rhotanus or Ῥότανος. It crosses the communes of Aléria, Altiani, Antisanti, Casamaccioli, Corte, Erbajolo, Giuncaggio, Piedicorte-di-Gaggio, Poggio-di-Venaco, Riventosa, Santa-Lucia-di-Mercurio, Santo-Pietro-di-Venaco and Venaco. The Tavignano rises below the 2007 m Capu a u Tozzu and flows to the east. It runs through Lac de Nino near its source. Part of the river's upper section flows through the Réserve biologique intégrale du Tavignano. It then flows through the town of Corte. From Corte it runs southeast to the Tyrrhenian Sea near Aléria, followed by the T50 road. it enters the sea between the Étang de Diane and the Étang del Sale. Its entire course is in the Haute-Corse département.

Hydrology

Measurements of the river flow were taken at the Antisanti [Pont du Faïo] station from 1996 to 2021. The watershed above this station covers 573 km2. Annual precipitation was calculated as 509 mm. The average flow of water throughout the year was 9.23 m3/s.

Tributaries

The following streams (ruisseaux) are tributaries of the Tavignano, ordered by length:

Sources