Guadalope
Guadalope | |
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![]() The Guadalope in Alcañiz | |
![]() Watershed of the Guadalope (in dark yellow) | |
Location | |
Country | Spain |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Sierra de Gúdar, Maestrazgo ( ![]() |
• elevation | 2,000 m (6,600 ft) |
Mouth | |
• elevation | 117 m (384 ft) |
Length | 160 km (99 mi) |
Basin size | 3,890 km2 (1,500 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 4.83 m3/s (171 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Ebro→ Mediterranean Sea |
The Guadalope (Guadalop in Catalan and Aragonese) is a river in Aragon, Spain. It is a tributary of the Ebro (Ebre in Catalan).
Course[]
This 160-kilometre (99 mi) long river rises in the Sierra de Gúdar, near Villarroya de los Pinares and Miravete de la Sierra in the Maestrazgo, Aragon. It receives water from rivulets originating in the and Sierra Carrascosa. Flowing northeastwards its waters fill the reservoir, then the dam of Calanda, before it enters the Ebro at Caspe.
In addition to the towns mentioned, it also flows through Alcañiz and Civan. Tributaries of the Guadalope include the Bergantes, , and on the right side, and the and the on the left.
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Coordinates: 41°14′49″N 0°03′29″W / 41.24694°N 0.05806°W
Categories:
- Tributaries of the Ebro
- Rivers of Spain
- Ebro basin
- Maestrazgo
- Rivers of Aragon
- Spain river stubs