The Coghinas is a river

River

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 of northern Sardinia

Sardinia

Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...

, Italy

Italy

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. With a length of 115 km, it is the third longest river of the island behind the Tirso and the Flumendosa

Flumendosa

The Flumendosa is a river of southern Sardinia, Italy. With a length of , it is the second river of the island behind the Tirso.The Flumendosa's springs are located in the Gennargentu massif, at the feet of the Monte Armidda; it flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea in the area of the towns of Muravera and...

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It has a drainage basin of 2551 km².

The Coghinas's springs are located on the Mountains of Alà

Alà dei Sardi

Alà dei Sardi is a comune in the Province of Olbia-Tempio in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 160 km north of Cagliari and about 35 km southwest of Olbia....

, in the province Olbia-Tempio; after crossing the Anglona

Anglona

Anglona is a historical region of northern Sardinia, Italy. Its main center is Castelsardo.-Agriculture:Anglona is bounded by the sea northwards, from east by the Coghinas river, from south by Monte Sassu and from west by the Silis River and the Monte Pilosu....

 traditional region in its later course, it flows into the Gulf of Asinara

Asinara

Asinara is an Italian island of in area. The name is Italian for "donkey-inhabited", but it is thought to derive from the Latin "sinuaria", and meaning sinus-shaped. The island is virtually uninhabited. The census of population of 2001 lists one man. The island is located off the north-western...

 in the area of the towns of Badesi

Badesi

Badesi is a comune in the Province of Olbia-Tempio in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 200 km north of Cagliari and about 50 km west of Olbia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,860 and an area of 30.7 km².Badesi borders the following municipalities: Trinità...

 and Valledoria

Valledoria

Valledoria is a town and comune in the province of Sassari situated on the Gulf of Asinara, near the mouth of the Coghinas river.-History:...

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In order to capture excess water for use when needed, and for flood control and electricity generation, two dams have been built, which have created the Lake Coghinas

Lake Coghinas

Lake Coghinas is an artificial lake, in northern Sardinia, Italy, located between the provinces of Sassari and Olbia-Tempio. With a surface of 17.8 km² and a capacity of 254 millions cubic metres of water, it is the second largest lake in the region and one of the major reservoirs in...

 and the Lake of Casteldoria.

See also

• Lake Coghinas
  Lake Coghinas
  Lake Coghinas is an artificial lake, in northern Sardinia, Italy, located between the provinces of Sassari and Olbia-Tempio. With a surface of 17.8 km² and a capacity of 254 millions cubic metres of water, it is the second largest lake in the region and one of the major reservoirs in...