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THE BRADANO RIVER
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THE BRADANO RIVER
The main rivers of Basilicata are Bradano,
Basento, Agri, Sinni, Cavone and Noce.
They have a torrential regime (flood in winter
and minimum flow in summer).
Some rivers have been canalized into barrages and
pottings.
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SOME GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATIONS
The Bradano river flows into the Mar Ionio and
exactly into the gulf of Taranto the river
involves all the western area of Basilicata. This
river has the lowest average annual capacity.
It is 120 Km. long and its basin covers the
surface of 2.765 Km. square.
The main affluents are Bilioso torrent, Rosso
torrent, Fiumarella torrent, Saglioccia torrent,
Bradanello torrent, Fiumara of Tolve and
Basentello torrent.
Basin of Bradano
Gulf of Taranto
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Its waters
Its waters are utilized for agriculture fields
(cereals, vegetables, fruit, olive, vine) and for
breeding (cattle, sheep).
The Bradano river in the history
In the past the Bradano river was connected to
the harbour of Metaponto, where precious
materials arrived from Greece to be sold in the
cities rising on the banks of the river.
Metaponto Apollo Lycians temple
(ancient colony founded by
Achaeans in VII century b. C.)
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At Timmari
Some archaeological finds and water tubes have
been found since water was necessary and was
used during the liturgies.
At Timmari, few kilometers from Matera, a holy
area near the Bradano was built around VI-V
century b.C.
Matera prehistoric caves,ravine
Later on the Romans conquered these territories
and imposed their habits and their divinities and
built several temples near the sources of the
Lucania (ancient name of our region).
In the middle age many monasteries were built
along the course of Bradano and Basento rivers
the most important is Saint Michele Arcangelo
abbey in Montescaglioso.
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REGIONAL NATURAL RESERVE OF SAN GIULIANO
By the water of the artificial potting of San
Giuliano 14.105 hectares of fields are watered
6.215 hectares in Basilicata and 7.890 in Puglia.
The area of the lake of San Giuliano was born in
1976 as an oasis of protection and shelter for
the permanent and migratory fauna.
The surface of the lake extends for 1.000
hectares and wedges for 10 km. In the valley of
the Bradano river.
The artificial potting (completed in 1955) was
created in a groove nearly 40 m. deep and 300 m.
wide and it was fed by the water of the Bradano
river.
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The lake presents many inlets and arms its banks
somewhere are level, somewhere slope down to the
lake.
In San Giuliano oasis the main environment are
three the river, the lake and the ravine.
Beyond the barrage the river flows into a ravine
of striking beauty, a deep gorge of calcareous
rock hollowed out by the water of the river.
The river (Bradano) presents vegetation anf
animals typical for this environment.
The vegetation of the shores of the lake
includes the roverella and the ilex, in the
underwood we find the lentisc, the myrtle, the
marruca and many other plants.
Ilex (quercus ilex)
Roverella (quercus pubescens)
Myrtle (myrtus communis)
Lentisc (pistacia lentiscus)
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Poplars, willows and elms are along the
tributary stroke of the Bradano river, on the
semisubmerged shores appears the typical marsh
vegetation (reeds, tamarisk).
In the tributary stroke of the river there are
sweet water shrimps, crabs, river mussels and
other molluscs.
Sweet water shrimps
Tamarisk (tamarix africana)
A rich variety of spontaneous orchis (morio,
italica, and papilionacea) surrounds the lake.
kestrel
In the faunal zone of the lake all year round
there are about 140 species of birds among which
owl
great crested grebe
Orchis italica
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The oasis of San Giuliano is provided with a
meetings hall and a mini bar, communication
trenches and sheds for birdwathcing.
kingfisher
horned owl
teaching activity
barn owl
penduline tit
set course