Liscu
The Liscu ()) is a small coastal river in the north of the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. Course. The Liscu is long. It crosses the commune of Santo-Pietro-di-Tenda. Its source is at an altitude of . The Ruisseau de Monti Rossi, as it is called in its upper section, rises to the north of the Bocca di Vezzu and flows in a generally northeast direction. It is marshy in its lower course. Near the coast it turns north and flows through the Marais de Pardinella and Marais du Padulella, wetlands, before turned west and entering the  sea at the west end of the Plage de Saleccia, a beach. Region. The Liscu river separates the western and eastern halves of the Agriates Desert. This is a region of marshes, maquis shrubland and forests between the Serra di Tenda mountain range and the Mediterranean Sea. The western part has small, rounded mountains, while the eastern part is less rugged, mainly composed of granite rocks. Some parts of the eastern part are cultivated. Saleccia-Loto wetland. The Saleccia-Loto wetland ("Zone humide de Saleccia-Loto") is a large wetland around the lower Liscu River that is classified as a  Zone naturelle d'intérêt écologique, faunistique et floristique (ZNIEFF). It contains several marshes and ponds between Saleccia beach to the west, and Loto beach to the east: A sample of sediments at 27 stations around the coast of Corsica reported in 2006 found the lowest level of silt at the Liscu station, and the lowest level of total organic carbon. Tributaries. The following streams ("ruisseaux") are tributaries of the Liscu, ordered by length, and sub-tributaries: