Guadalope

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Guadalope
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The Guadalope in Alcañiz
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Watershed of the Guadalope (in dark yellow)
Location
CountrySpain
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSierra de Gúdar, Maestrazgo
( Aragon)
 • elevation2,000 m (6,600 ft)
Mouth 
 • elevation
117 m (384 ft)
Length160 km (99 mi)
Basin size3,890 km2 (1,500 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average4.83 m3/s (171 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionEbroMediterranean 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 / 41.24694; -0.05806


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