Cenia (river)

Cenia River
Upper course of the Sénia River in the Ports de Beseit
Location
Country	Spain
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Barranc del Salt, Ports de Beseit
• elevation	1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Mouth
• location	Sol de Riu, Mediterranean Sea
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	49 km (30 mi)
Basin size	197.7 km2 (76.3 sq mi)

The Cenia River (Spanish: Río Cenia, Catalan: Riu de la Sénia) is a river in the provinces of Castellón and Tarragona, Spain It begins its course at 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) in the Barranc del Salt, Ports de Beseit limestone massif near La Pobla de Benifassà.

The Cenia River flows from west to east marking the historical limits between Catalonia (Montsià) and the Valencian Community (Baix Maestrat). It ends its course in the Mediterranean Sea at .,^[1] between Vinaròs and Alcanar municipalities. Its flow is highly irregular. Some years its riverbed remains dry during the whole stretch of its lower course.

The Ulldecona Dam is a dam built across three tributaries of the Sénia river in the Tinença de Benifassà area. With a surface of 116 hectares (290 acres) and a capacity of 11 cubic hectometres (8,900 acre⋅ft), its reservoir is very important for the irrigation of fields of the region.

Tributaries[]

• From the left:
  • : 40°35′54.06″N 0°26′24.75″E / 40.5983500°N 0.4402083°E / 40.5983500; 0.4402083

See also[]

• La Sénia
• List of rivers of Spain
• Taula del Sénia
• Tinença de Benifassà

References[]

External links[]

• Small dam at Sant Joan del Pas (in Catalan)
• Flood prevention (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 40°38′10″N 0°15′56″E / 40.63611°N 0.26556°E / 40.63611; 0.26556