Vallone Corvo

26.6°C Water temp · Jul 23

Italy Coastal 1 - Excellent 26.6°C

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Vallone Corvo is a sandy and pebbly beach located in Ribera, Sicily, with a moderate slope descending toward the shore. The bathing water is classified as excellent quality and is situated in the Strait of Sicily coastal zone. The beach area features uncultivated land with Mediterranean scrub vegetation in its hinterland.

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Water

Coastal marine water body in the Strait of Sicily (Canale di Sicilia), tract number 14. The beach is sandy and pebbly with moderate slope. Specific measurements of area, depth, or flow rate are not provided.

Location

Ribera, Province of Agrigento, Sicily. The bathing water is located along coastal tract number 14 of the Strait of Sicily. The responsible municipality is Comune di Ribera, 92016 (AG), Corso Umberto I° 30.

Water Quality

Water quality classification is Excellent. The area is influenced by the Verdura basin and smaller basins between Verdura and Magazzolo. A wastewater collection network exists, though conformity data for treatment plants to EU Directive 91/271/CE is not available.

Risks

An accidental rupture of a pressurized sewage pipeline has been identified as a short-term pollution event source. Temporary bathing prohibition measures are applied during adverse meteorological or exceptional weather conditions. No cyanobacterial proliferation potential has been identified. No macroalgae, phytoplankton, or potentially toxic species proliferation has been recorded in the past four years.