Gaznata
The Gaznata is a river of Spain located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, a left-bank tributary of the Alberche.[1]
| Gaznata | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Fuente del Cuadrón |
| • location | Prado Cuadrón |
| • coordinates | 40°37′16″N 4°29′1″W |
| Mouth | Alberche |
• location | El Burguillo Reservoir |
• coordinates | 40°35′37″N 4°33′52″W |
| Length | 27.20 km (16.90 mi) |
| Basin size | 164.20 km2 |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Alberche→ Tagus→ Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Tagus |
| Tagus Basin | |
It springs out of the Fuente del Cuadrón, in the Prado Cuadrón area close to La Cañada.[2][3][4] Flowing southwards along a total length of 27.20 km,[5] it empties in the Alberche, specifically into El Burguillo Reservoir,[6] draining a catchment area of 164.20 km2.[5]
The name Gaznata has been proposed to have a Berber origin, tentatively identified as "Wād-al-Zanāta", Zanāta referring to the Zenata berber tribe.[7]
References
- Citations
- Rivera 1927, p. 36.
- Rivera 1927, p. 245.
- "El Herradón de Pinares, Ávila". www.mineralesweb.es. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- Zamora, Tribuna de (2012-09-27). "¿Qué se esconde detrás del Misterio en Prado Cuadrón?". www.tribunazamora.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- Díez Herrero 2001, p. 58.
- Martínez Enamorado & Chavarría Vargas 2007, p. 121.
- Martínez Enamorado & Chavarría Vargas 2007, pp. 124–125.
- Bibliography
- Díez Herrero, Andrés (2001). Geomorfología e hidrología fluvial del río Alberche : modelos y S. I. G. para la gestión de riberas (PDF). Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
- Martínez Enamorado, Virgilio; Chavarría Vargas, Juan Antonio (2007). "Sobre el hidrónimo abulense Gaznata: una propuesta etimológica". Trasierra: Boletín de la Sociedad de Estudios del Valle del Tiétar (6): 121–132. ISSN 1137-5906.
- Rivera, Abelardo (1927), Guía geográfico-histórica de la provincia de Ávila (PDF), Madrid: Imprenta Artística Sáez Hermanos
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